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Week 7 Day 1 Vocab
Week 7 Day 1 Vocabulary Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Apex | The highest point of something |
| Collusion | A secret agreement between parties for a criminal or deceitful purpose |
| Incinerate | To burn to ashes |
| Indict | To charge with a crime |
| Judicial | Having to do with judges, the law, or the courts |
| Multitude | 1. A large number of people or things 2. A large group of people; a crowd |
| Rescind | To do away with; to cancel |
| Revere | To have great respect and affection for |
| Scion | 1. A descendant or heir 2. A cutting from a plant used to produce new growth |
| Sordid | dirty or disgusting |
| Suave | smoothly polite; blandly pleasing |
| Travesty | a distorted example or imitation |
| Vindicate | 1. To free from blame, guilt, or suspicion 2. to show to be true or right |
| Vitriolic | having a sharp, biting quality; bitterly sarcastic |
| Bogus | 1. Counterfeit or fake 2. false and artificial in tone |
| Demise | the end of existence or activity; death |
| Devise | to form or arrange in the mind |
| Enshrine | to cherish as precious or sacred |
| Evince | 1. To show clearly; to express 2. to provoke |
| Irrevocable | impossible to change |
| Martial | having to do with war, armies, or fighting |
| Memorabilia | objects collected over a period of time that recall particular events |
| Mundane | of or relating to ordinary, everyday matters |
| Patronize | 1. To be a supporter or regular customer of 2. to treat in a condescending way |
| Querulous | apt to find fault; complaining |
| Quirk | 1. A peculiar or eccentric mannerism. 2. an odd or sudden turn of events |
| Refute | to prove to be false; to disprove |
| Sanction | 1. Approval or permission from an authority 2. an action taken by one nation against another |
| Tome | a book, especially one that is large |
| Martyr | One who chooses to suffer or die rather than give up beliefs or principles |