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10th vocab lesson 20
Crime and Wrongdoing | ` |
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culpable | responsible for wrong or error; blameworthy; deserving censure |
exonerate | to free from a charge; declare blameless |
extort | to obtain by threats or other coercive means; exact; wring |
illicit | not permitted by custom or law; illegal |
incorrigible | incapable or being corrected or reformed |
misdemeanor | 1) an offense of less seriousness than a felony 2) misbehavior |
purloin | to steal. to commit theft |
ruffian | a tough or rowdy person |
unscrupulous | without scruples or principles; not honorable |
vile | 1)unpleasant; disgusting 2) miserable; wretched 3) morally low or base |