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10th vocab lesson 20
| Crime and Wrongdoing | ` |
|---|---|
| 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 |