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Vocab 5

QuestionAnswer
Conspiracy Secret planning (usually unlawful or harmful); a plot or secret plan
Lethal Deadly; causing or capable of causing death
Advocate One who argues for a cause; a defender; to support; recommend
Preposterous Contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; foolish; ridiculous
Manipulate To operate or control with the hands; to handle; to control or influence dishonesty or unfairly; to trick
Omnious Threatening; foreboding; sinister
Misconstrue To misinterpret; misunderstand
Culmination The peak; the highest point; the climax; the end result
Alleged To claim or state without proof; unproven; questionable; so-caled
Uncanny Mysterious; strange; weird
Plaintiff A person who brings a lawsuit to court; the complaining party
Credentials Written evidence showing that a person has a right to a certain position or authority
Larceny Theft; unlawful talking and carrying away of another's property
Quorum The minimum number of members needed at a meeting to make offical decisions
Cumbersome Clumsy; unweildy; hard to move
Prospective Probable; expected in the future
Morbid Having an abnormal interest in the unwholesome; gruesome
Superfluous More than is needed; excessive; surplus
Genial Favorable to growth or human comfort; kindly and friendly
Hoax An act that is intended to fool or deceive; something that has been established by fraudulent means
Created by: hcps-ahmedm1
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