chpt. 6-10 ATTWN Flashcards

1
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Fiend

A

evil spirits, demon

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2
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corroborate

A

to attest to the truth

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3
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alibi

A

defendant’s excuse that he was elsewhere when the crime was committed

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4
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acquiescent

A

consent without protest

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5
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tenacious

A

hold on tightly to something

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6
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surreptitiously

A

secretly

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7
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autopsy

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examination of the corpse to determine the cause of death

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8
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testy

A

irritable; bad tempered

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9
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barmy

A

little crazy

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10
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proxy

A

act for another

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11
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stiletto

A

small dagger with a slender blade

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12
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perpetrators

A

person guilty of a crime

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13
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what is lombards crime?

A

Lombard left 20 people to die

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14
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methodically

A

systematic way of completing a task

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15
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marooned

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stranded

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16
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sheer

A

steep

17
Q

recess

A

small hollow

18
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aversion

A

strong dislike

19
Q

coincidence

A

seemingly planned sequence of accidentally occurring events

20
Q

exonerate

A

free from blame

21
Q

blurting

A

to speak without thinking

22
Q

mirthless

A

without joy

23
Q

perjury

A

to lie under oath

24
Q

malicious

A

desire to harm others

25
Q

truncheon

A

short stick

26
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succinctly

A

to express clearly in a few words