Chapter I vocab words Flashcards
1
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Calamity
A
An event causing great, sudden disaster
2
Q
Loquacious
A
Talkative
3
Q
Presided
A
Being in charge
4
Q
Paradoxical
A
weird or hard to understand
5
Q
Unyielding
A
Hard to persuade
6
Q
Inscrutable
A
Impossible to understand
7
Q
Institutional
A
Like an institute
8
Q
Affidavits
A
Government statement confirmed by oath for use as evidence in court
9
Q
Indelible
A
Making marks with a permanent marker
10
Q
Antics
A
Foolish or outrageous behavior
11
Q
Irrepressible
A
Not able to be controlled
12
Q
Behemoth
A
Giant
13
Q
Hearsay
A
Info received from people that isn’t reliable
14
Q
Complicity
A
Being involved in a crime
15
Q
Akin
A
similar
16
Q
Infractions
A
A violation of the law
17
Q
Jargon
A
Special words used by specific jobs and hard to understand
18
Q
Indefinite
A
Not clear
19
Q
Probe
A
Physically examine
