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Read 990 Vocab 2
Vocabulary from chapter 2, book 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| synagogue | place of Jewish worship |
| parsed | Analyzed or studied |
| vagrancy | homelessness |
| inculcate | teach or instruct |
| prostate | a gland in male mammals |
| bipolar disorder | condition marked by episodes of depression & mania |
| embalming | treating a corpse with preservatives to delay decay |
| archetypical | related to an original model or type |
| partisan | supporting one party, cause, person, or idea |
| grass roots | refers to the local level instead of political center |
| ideological | related to ideas of a particular group or class |
| equivocal | open to interpretation ,unclear, & misleading |
| mealy-mouthed | vague, unwilling to state facts or opinions directly |
| albeit | even though, although |
| homogeneous | similar in nature |
| synapses | where nerve pulses pass, junctions |
| impunity | being excused from punishment or penalty |
| cordoned off | guarded or roped off to prevent movement in or out |
| subpoena | summons to a court of law to give testimony |
| cacophony | hash sounds hard on the ears |