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Literature
9th Grade
12/11/2010
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abrogate

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to put aside or cancel
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access

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right to enter
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accomplice

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one who aids and abets a lawbreaker in a criminal act
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alleged

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declared
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controversial

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an argument
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culpable

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deserving blame
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declaim

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to speak or deliver loudly or dramatically
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epithet

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a term used to chacterize a person or thing
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extrinsic

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coming from the outside
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fetter

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a shackle or chain attached to the ankles, used as restraint
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invalidate

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to make invalid
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landmark

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a marker that indicates a boundary line
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nomadic

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wandering from place to place
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paragon

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a pattern or model of perfection or excellence
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persevere

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to persist in an idea, purpose, or task, despite obstacles
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preclude

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to make impossible or to prevent
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recant

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to make formal
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