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Vocab Unit 12
Senior Literature
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Literature
12th Grade
03/27/2008

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 n  complicity
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the state of being an accompice
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 v  demur
Definition
to take exception; object
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 adj  demure
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quietly modest; reserved or serious
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 v  expunge
Definition
erase; to remove every last bit
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 adj  gregarious
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social, companionable; tending to flock together
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 adj  heterogeneous
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consisting of dissimmilar ingredients or constituents mixed
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 adj  inordinate
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exceeding reasonable limit; immoderate
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omni

Definition
all
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 adj  omnipotent
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having unlimite authority or influence; almighty
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 v  absolve
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to set free from an obligation of consequences of guilt
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to have the upper hand

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to have the biggest advantage
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to whitewash 

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to clear of charge or wrongdoing by offering excuses or hiding facts
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plic, ply, plex 

Definition
fold; layers
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