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Word Wealth II Unit 5
Words you will never use
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English
11th Grade
02/12/2013

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allege
Definition
to declare or assert
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arraign
Definition
to call before a court, summon or trial
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felony
Definition
major crime
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imprison
Definition
to put in prison
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arraignment
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a legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment
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alleged
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Said, without proof, to have taken place or to have a specified illegal or undesirable quality
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detention
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The action of detaining someone or the state of being detained in official custody, esp. as a political prisoner
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bail
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bond guaranteeing he will return for trial
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docket
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calendar of cases to be tried
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prosecutor
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A person, esp. a public official, who institutes legal proceedings against someone
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defense attorney
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the lawyer representing the defendant
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verdict
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A decision on a disputed issue in a civil or criminal case or an inquest
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acquit
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Free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty
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sentence
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Declare the punishment decided for (an offender)
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bequeath
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to give or bestow in one's will
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intestate
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without a will
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probate
Definition
testing by the court
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disburse
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to pay out, expend (money)
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expend
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a more formal word than pay
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reimburse
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to pay back
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bourse
Definition
stock exchange
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bursar
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the treasurer
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encroach
Definition
to intrude/trespass
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invade
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to move in like a hostile army, disregarding the rights and wishes of the victim
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infringe
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to violate someone's rights or privileges, especially in a patent
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presume
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to take it upon oneself to say or do something not ordinarily permissible
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arrogate
Definition
to seize boldly
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exonerate
Definition
to clear from blame or guilt
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absolve
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to release from the consequences by requiring penance or granting forgiveness
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acquit
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to clear a person after his innocence is proved
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exculpate
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to free him from blame either because he was not guilty or because he was justified in what he did
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incriminate
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to involve or implicate in a crime
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discrimination
Definition
skill or prejudice in observing differences
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recrimination
Definition
counter-accusation
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actuary
Definition
an insurance analyst/statistician
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actuate
Definition
to put in operation
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actualize
Definition
to carry it out
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activate
Definition
to begin using officially
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counteract
Definition
to act against it
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alibi
Definition
the claim of having been elsewhere when an offense was committed (an excuse)
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debenture
Definition
interest-bearing bond, voucher of indebtedness
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debit
Definition
a sum that you owe
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deficit
Definition
the amount by which a sum of money falls short of what is expected/needed/owed
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increment
Definition
an increase (usually in specific intervals)
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appreciation
Definition
the financial sense of growth in value
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libel
Definition
written or printed defamation
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defamation
Definition
false and malicious attacks on someone's character or reputation
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malicious
Definition
intending or intended to do harm
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slander
Definition
spoken defamation, false report, or damaging statements
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calumny
Definition
defamation, the making of false/malicious misrepresentations
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derogation
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the perception or treatment of someone as being of little worth
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disparagement
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a communication that belittles somebody or something
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litigation
Definition
a lawsuit, or legal disputation
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litigous
Definition
a person who likes to start/prolong a lawsuit
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litigable
Definition
able or likely to be successfully litigated
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option
Definition
a choice/right of choice
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prerogative
Definition
a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class
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solvency
Definition
ability to meet all financial obligations
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liabilities
Definition
dangers one must face
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fiscal
Definition
financial
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bereavement
Definition
loss/desolation, esp. by death
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bereave
Definition
to rob
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condolence
Definition
formal expression of sympathy
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compassion
Definition
pity/sympathy, with an urge to help in some way
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commiseration
Definition
strong sympathy expressed in a more personal, more intimate, and less formal or distant manner than condolence
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dirge
Definition
a funeral hymn, a song or poem of grief
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requiem
Definition
a musical composition or a dirge for the repose of the dead
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Requiem Mass
Definition
a religious service for the dead
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obituary
Definition
a death notice, usually in a newspaper, with a short biography
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necrology
Definition
a list of persons who have died
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epitaph
Definition
a tombstone inscription
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mausoleum
Definition
a large tomb built above ground
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sepulcher
Definition
a tomb somewhat less imposing than a mausoleum
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cenotaph
Definition
a monument honoring a person buried elsewhere
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sarcophagus
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a stone coffin, esp. one with a carving/inscription on it
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interment
Definition
burial
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cremation
Definition
reducing a body to ashes
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disinter/exhume
Definition
to remove a body from the ground after burial
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