Inherit The Wind Vocabulary 1 Flashcards by meg g | Brainscape

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Baliff

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Officer of the court

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Distraught

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Agitated with doubt

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Extradite

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Hand over a criminal to another location.

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Patriarch

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Father or founder.

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Paraphernalia

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Articles of equipment

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Benign

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Gentle and kind.

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Superfluous

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More that is needed.

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Levity

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Excessive humor; not serious.

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Hypothetical

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A situation involving an assumption.

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Animosity

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Ill-will or resentment.

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Commendable

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Deserving of praise.

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Writhe

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To squirm or twist in discomfort.

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Irrevelant

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Without consequence

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Verdict

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The funding of a jury.

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Converging

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Coming together; intersecting

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Obscure

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Vague; not clearly expressed.

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Assail

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Attack.

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Subside

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To dismissing or lessen.

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Agnostic

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One who is unsure or God’s existence.

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Atheist

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Doesn’t believe in God’s existence.