Vocab Test
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| accomplice | person who shares (helps) in a crime
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| adherent | attached, sticking to (adhere)
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| auxiliary | helping, assisting, back up (auxiliary power)
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| benefactor | One that gives aid, especially financial aid
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| bondage | slavery, state of being bound or held down
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| clique | small, exclusive group of people;
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| cohort | A companion or an associate.
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| crony | A long-time close friend or companion (see “cronyism”)
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| emancipate | to free from slavery; to release or liberate
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| horde | vast number
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| knave | a tricky, deceitful, or unprincipled fellow
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| legion | a large military force; any large group or number;
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| malefactor | a criminal, an evildoer
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| proponent | one who puts forward a proposal;
one who supports a cause or belief.
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| rustic | countrylike; simple, plain; awkward;
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| servitude | slavery, forced labor
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| shackle | chain
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| access | to get at, obtain
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| adieu | "Farewell"; a farewell
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| advent | an arrival; a coming into place or view
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| apportion | to divide and give out in shares
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| breach | to create an opening, break through
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| cleave | to cut or split open; to cling to
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| encroach | to trespass, intrude, or take undue liberties with
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| exodus | a large scale departure or flight
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| exorcise | to drive out by magic
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| expulsion | the process of driving or forcing out
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| heterogeneous | composed of different kinds, diverse
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| hew | to shape or cut down with an ax
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| influx | a coming in, inflow
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| migration | a movement from one country or region to another
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| regress | to grow worse or move backwards
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| replenish | to refill, renew the supply
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| sever | to separate
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| supplant | to remove in order to replace
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| apex | the highest point
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| aspire | to have ambitious hopes or plans
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| brazen | made of brass
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| circumspect | careful, cautious
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| demure | modest
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| diabolic | wicked, or having to do with the Devil
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| dissolute | loose in one's morals or behavior
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| exorbitant | unreasonably high, excessive
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| flagrant | outrageous
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| flair | a natural quality, talent, or skill
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| humane | kind, merciful
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| lofty | very high, noble
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| paramount | above all others
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| preposterous | ridiculous, senseless
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| prim | overly neat
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| sardonic | grimly or scornfully mocking
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| temperate | mild, moderate
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| assurance | a pledge
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| cornerstone | a fundamental principle or element
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| credible | believable
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| drivel | to talk in a silly manner
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| depict | to represent, portray, describe
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| dubious | causing uncertainty or suspicion
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| enlightened | free from ignorance and false ideas
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| extemporaneous | made or delivered on the spur of the moment
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| garble | to distort in such a way as to make unintelligible
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| glib | ready and fluent in speech; thoughtless, insincere
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| illegible | difficult or impossible to read
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| incredulous | disbelieving, skeptical
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| improvise | to compose or perform without preparation
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| monologue | a speech by one actor
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| prattle | baby talk
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| reputable | respectable
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| skeptical | inclined to doubt
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| veracity | habitual honesty or truthfulness
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