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Vocabulary Unit 10 Flashcards

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Decriminalize

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Root: Crimin
Verb
To do away with legal penalties for

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Crimin

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Crime, Charge of Crime

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Incriminate

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Root: Crimin 
Verb 
To reveal guilt or make (someone) appear guilty 
Synonym: implicate 
Antonym: acquit
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Recrimination

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Root: Crimin
Noun
An accusation made in reply, a counteraccusation
Synonym: Rebuke

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Culp

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To blame

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Culpable

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Root: Culp 
Adjective 
Deserving blame 
Synonym: liable 
Antonym: blameless
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Culprit

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Root: Culp
Noun
One responsible for a crime
Synonym: perpetrator

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Mea Culpa

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Root: Culp
Interjection
Statement uttered to show personal responsibility for a wrong

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Onus/Oner

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Burden

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Onus

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Root: Onus
Noun
Burden or obligation
Synonym: duty

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Onerous

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Root: Oner 
Adjective 
Unpleasant and burdensome 
Synonym: demanding 
Antonym: easy
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Exonerate

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Root: Oner 
Verb 
To prove not guilty 
Synonym: acquit 
Antonym: Condemn, Convict
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Prob/Prov

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Prove good/Approve

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Approbation

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Root: Prob 
Noun 
Praise or approval 
Synonym:Commendation 
Antonym: Condemnation
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Reprobate

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Synonym: Prob
Noun
A dishonest or immoral person, a scoundrel
Synonym: delinquent

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Reprove

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Root: Prov 
Verb 
To scold or criticize 
Synonym: Chide 
Antonym: Praise

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