week 15 Flashcards

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Complicity

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Partnership in wrong doing
My sister was my complicity in making the house a mess

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Liquidation

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Disposal of, killing
The hitman is in charge of liquidation of his target

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Accomplice

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An associate in crime
My getaway driver was my accomplice

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Recant

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Withdraw previous statements
I would recant what I said to my mom during our argument

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Culpable

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Deserving of blame
I was culpable of cheating on the test

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Abrogate

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Abolish Officially
I abrogated owens chances of beating my in madden

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Alleged

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Reported, supposed, accused
I was alleged to have stolen the gold

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Access

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Admittance, I have access to wifi at home

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Invalidate

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To deprive of legal force, to nullify, make no longer valid
My opinion was invalidated by my friend

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Preclude

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Prevent, make impossible
I precluded my chances of graduating from failing my tests

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Peservere

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Persist
I am going to persevere my dreams in playing football in college

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Landmark

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Historic, turning point of a period
When I graduate from high school it will be a landmark time in my life

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Extrinsic

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Foreign, coming from outside
I study because of my extrinsic motivation to pass my test

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Intrinsic

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Something that comes from the inside
I work hard in school for my mom and family and those are my intrinsic motivations

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Declaim

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Speak Loudly
My mom declaims while she gets me in trouble

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Fetter

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To hamper or interfere
I fetter with my schedules to make times for certain things

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Paragon

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Model of excellence
My mom tries to be a paragon so I grow up to be a polite young man

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Nomadic

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Wandering
My dog is a nomadic animal when we go for walks

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Asperity

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Harshness of temper
I was scared when my mom showed her asperity because she was mad at me

20
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epithet

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descriptive name
My friends always call me a epithet when they joke with me

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Controversial

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Debatable
Deciding who was going to drive was controversial because we all didn’t know how to drive