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Read 990 Vocab 2
Vocabulary from chapter 2, book 3
Question | Answer |
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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 |