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24 Cards in this Set
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complicity
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partnership in wrongdoing
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liquidation
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disposal of, killing
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accomplice
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an associate in crime
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recant
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withdraw previous statements
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culpable
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deserving blame
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abrogate
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abolish
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alleged
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reported, supposed
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access
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admittance
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invalidate
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to deprive of legal force, to nullify
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preclude
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prevent
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persevere
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persist
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landmark
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historic, turning point of a period
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extrinsic
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foreign, coming from outside
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declaim
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speak loudly
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fetter
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to hamper
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paragon
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model of excellence
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nomadic
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wandering
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asperity
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harshness of temper
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epithet
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descriptive name
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controversial
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debatable
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woolgathering
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absentmindedness or daydreaming
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to whitewash
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to conceal defects, to give a falsely virtuous appearance to something
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to break the ice
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to make a start by overcoming initial difficulties
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the grapevine
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a secret means of spreading information
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