Lesson 3

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anim
mind; feeling; life; heart
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capit, cipit (ceps)
head
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grand
great
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greg
flock; herd
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jur
to swear; law
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leg (lig), lect (lit)
to choose; to gather
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mut
to change
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ped
foot
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purg
to clear
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sent, sens
to feel; to think
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tenu
thin
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vi
way; road
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animal
a living organism that feeds on organic matter, typically having specialized sense organs and nervous system and able to respond rapidly to stimuli
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grandiose
impressive; showy; magnificent
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jury
a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
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mutant
an organism genetically different from its parent
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purge
1. to wash away impurities, clean up (v.)
2. the process of getting rid of something or someone decisively (n.)
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extenuating
excusing or lessening the seriousness of guilt or crime
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capital
punishable by death
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congregate
to come together in a group; assemble
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collect
to gather
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pedal
a lever that is moved with one's foot
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assent
to approve
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via
by means of
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aggrandizement
the act of increasing the importance of something
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devious
tricky; off the beaten path
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recapitulate
to summarize
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gregarious
social
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purgatory
place for purification
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impediment
a hindrance or obstruction
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abjure
to reject, to avoid, to deny
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mutable
changeable
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tenuous
thin, unsubstantial
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presentiment
premonition; a sense that something is going to occur
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animosity
hostility
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eligible
qualified to be chosen
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viaduct
bridge for conducting a road or railroad over a valley, river, etc.
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equanimity
evenness of mind, especially under stress
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jurisdiction
the official power to make legal decisions and judgments
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sacrilege
improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred
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grandiloquence
arrogance or brashness, especially in language
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dissension
a difference of opinion; disagreement
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pedestrian
ordinary
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mutation
change in a DNA sequence that affects genetic information
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election
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
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pusillanimous
cowardly
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segregation
separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences
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decapitation
beheading
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