Vocab literature January Flashcards

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Culprit

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A person who has committed a crime or is guilty of some misconduct

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Authorize

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To approve or to permit

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Dawdle

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To waste time

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Dissect

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To cut apart in perpetration for scientific study

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Expend

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To pay out

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Fatality

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An event resulting in death

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Gullible

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Easily fooled

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Illitcit

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Not permitted

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Immerse

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To plunge or dip into a liquid

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Inflammatory

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Causing excitement or anger

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Memorandum

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A note aid to ones memory

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Pathetic

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Marked by strong emotion

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Presevere

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To keep doing something in spite of difficulties

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Prevaricate

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To lie tell untruth

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Quash

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To crush

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Relish

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Enjoyment or satisfaction

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Reminisce

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To recall ones past thoughts

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Scour

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To clean or polish by hard rubbing

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Testimonial

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A statement that speaks to a persons character

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Writhe

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To make twisting and turning movements