Chapter 3 " Al Capone Does My Shirts" Flashcards
1
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amnesia
A
partial or total loss of memory
2
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beeline
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a very direct line or path
3
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bootlegging
A
to make or transport, or sell illegal goods, example alcohol
4
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chatters
A
to talk at length or rapidly about unimportant things
5
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evasion
A
act or instance of breaking the tax laws by failing or refusing to pay one’s taxes
6
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heaving
A
raising and falling with great effort
7
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lieutenants
A
an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
8
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morgue
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a place where dead bodies are kept pending an autopsy, identification, or burial
9
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responsible
A
dependable, reliable, trustworthy; being the cause or source of something
10
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traitors
A
somebody who is disloyal or treacherous
