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Test 8 LA Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Complicity | Partnership in wrongdoing |
| Liquidation | Disposal of, killing |
| Accompice | An associate of crime |
| Recant | Withdrawal of previous statements |
| Culpable | Deserving blame |
| Idiom: Woolgathering | Absentmindedness or daydreaming |
| Abrogate | Abolish |
| Alleged | Reported, supposed |
| Access | Admittance |
| Invalidate | To deprive of legal force, to nullify |
| Preclude | Prevent |
| Idiom: To whitewash | to conceal defects, to give a falsely virtuous appearance to something |
| Persevere | Persist |
| Landmark | Historic, turning point in history |
| Extrinsic | Foreign, coming from outside |
| Declaim | Speak loudly |
| Fetter | To hamper |
| Idiom: To break the ice | to make a start by overcoming initial difficulties |
| Paragon | Model of excellence |
| Nomadic | Wandering |
| Asperity | Harshness of temper |
| Epithet | Descriptive name |
| Controversal | Debatable |
| Idiom: The grapvine | a secret means of spreading information |
| Indigenous | Native |
| Gregarious | Habitat |
| Cursory | Hasty, not thorough |
| Interloper | An unauthorized person |
| Idiom: In a bee line | taking the straightest, shortest route |
| Prolific | Producing abundantly |
| Bulwark | Protection |
| Sedentary | Largely inactive, accustomed to sitting` |
| Frugal | Thrifty |
| Antithesis | Exact opposite |
| Idiom: The world, the flesh, and the devil | Temptations that cause man to sin |
| Altrusitic | Unselfish |
| Embellish | Adorn, touch up |
| Cache | Secret hiding place |
| Coterie | A small group of people that have something in common |
| Cupidity | Greed |
| Idiom: To make bricks without straw | To attempt to do something without having the necessary materials |
| Virtuosity | Great technical skill |
| Temerity | Foolish boldness |
| Amorous | Full of love |
| Progeny | Desendants |
| Saturate | Soak, fill up completely |
| Idiom: To have the upper hand | To gain control |