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vocab 15
15 + idioms
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03/15/2007
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abrogate
 Definition
repeal by law
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access
 Definition
admittance
Term
accomplice
 Definition
an associate in crim
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alleged
 Definition
supposed, reported
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asperity
 Definition
bitterness of temper
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complicity
 Definition
partnership in wrong doing
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controversial
 Definition
debatable
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culpable
 Definition
deserving blame
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declaim
 Definition
speak loudly
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epithet
 Definition
descriptive name
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extrinsic
 Definition
coming from outside
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fetter
 Definition
to hamper, to chain
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invalidate
 Definition
to deprive of legal force
Term
landmark
 Definition
historic
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liquidation
 Definition
destruction,disposal of
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nomadic
 Definition
wandering
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paragon
 Definition
model of excellence
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persevere
 Definition
persist
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preclude
 Definition
prevent
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recant
 Definition
renounce previous statements
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woolgathering
 Definition
absentmindedness
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to whitewash
 Definition
to conceal defects
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break the ice
 Definition
make a start
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the grapevine
 Definition
a means of spreading
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in a bee line
 Definition
directly
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the world,the flesh, and the devil
 Definition
temptations
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make bricks without straw
 Definition
attempt something without necessary materials
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have the upper hand
 Definition
gain control
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