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dead man walking voc
first set of vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| apolitical (adj) | non political; of no political significance |
| status quo (noun or adj) | the norms |
| advocacy n | the act of pleading for, supporting or recommending |
| epiphany n | a sudden significant revelation an aha moment |
| correspondence n | communication by exchanging of letters |
| ensuing adj | that which comes afterward; following in order |
| habit n | headpiece that nuns wore historically |
| papal adj | from the pope |
| accomplice n | a person who helps or aids |
| morbid adj | unhealthy or unwholesomely gloomy |
| flout v | to treat with disregard or disdain |
| homicide n | the killing of one human by another |
| appeal n | an earnest request for aid or further consideration |
| petition n | a formally drawn request to some power; request a favor or benefit mercy |
| defendant n | a person or group against whom a claim is brought to court |
| board of pardons | a group who reveiws for pardon of some type |
| transcript trial | copy of the exact proceeding |
| turnstile | a metal twirling mechanical device used to bar or control passage |
| appointee n | someone appointed rather than voted in |
| depravity | moral corruption perversion degrading |
| aggrivated kidnaping | if bodily harm is inflicted on the victim |
| agrivated rape n | rape of a minor elderly person |
| agrivated rape n | rape of a minor elderly person |
| agrivated rape n | rape of a minor elderly person |
| molest v | to bother or asault someone sexually |