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Vocabulary lesson 9
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9th Grade
11/05/2008

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Conspiracy
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a plot or secret plan; secret planning (usually unlawful or harmful)

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Lethal
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causing or capable of causing death; deadly

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Advocate
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one who argues for a caouse; a defender; to support; recommend

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Preposterous
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foolish; absurd; contrary to nature, reason, or common sense

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Manipulate
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to trick; to control or influence dishonestly, unfairly, or shrewdly; to handle; to operate or control with the hands

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Ominous
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sinister; foreboding; threatening

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Misconstrue
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misunderstand; to misinterpret

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Culmination
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the end result; the peak; the highest point; the climax

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Allege
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unproven; questionable; so-called; to claim or state without proof

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Uncanny
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weird; strange; mysterious

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