Vocab 13&14 Flashcards

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1
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Abscond

A

To leave quickly and secretly, often to avoid arrest

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2
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Bilk

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To swindle money

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3
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Clemency

A

Mercy

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4
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Contrite

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Regretful

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5
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Impute

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To attribute the fault or responsibility to

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6
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Iniquity

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Wickedness

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7
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Redress

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To right a wrong

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8
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Reprehensible

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Deserving of blame

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9
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Restitution

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Compensation for a loss

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10
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Vindicate

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To clear of blame

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11
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Adduce

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To cite an example or means of proof in an argument

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12
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Confound

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To mix up

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13
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Construte

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To interpret

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14
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Conundrum

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A difficult problem

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15
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Cryptic

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Having hidden meaning

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16
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Equivocate

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To use evasive language; not straight forward

17
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Paradox

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A contradictory statement that may be true

18
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Patent

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Obvious; plain

19
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Perspicacity

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Sharpness; acuteness of understanding

20
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Rudimentary

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Elementary; basic