Part 15 Flashcards by xavier Ramirez

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Complicity

A

Partnership in wrongdoing

-Noun

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Liquidation

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Disposal of, killing

-Noun

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Accomplice

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An associate in a crime

-Noun

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Recant

A

Withdraw previous statements

-Verb

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Culpable

A

Deserving blame

-Adjective

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Wool gathering

A

Absent mindedness or daydreaming

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Abrogate

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Abolish

-Verb

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Alleged

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Report, supposed

-Adjective

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Access

A

Admittance

-Noun

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Invalidate

A

To deprive of legal force, to nullify

-Verb

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Preclude

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Prevent

-Verb

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To whitewash

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To conceal defects, to give a falsely virtuous appearance to something

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Persevere

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Persist

-verb

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Landmark

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Historic, turning point of a period

-Adjective

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Extrinsic

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Foreign, coming from outside

-Adjective

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Declaim

A

Speak loudly

-Verb

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Fetter

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To hamper

-Verb

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To break the ice

A

To make a start by overcoming initial difficulties

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Paragon

A

Model of excellence

-Noun

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Nomadic

A

Wandering

-Adjective

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Asperity

A

Harshness of temper

-Noun

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Epithet

A

Descriptive name

-Noun

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Controversial

A

Debatable

-Adjective

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The grapevine

A

A secret means of spreading information