Unit 1: Novel Study: Monster, Prologue–Thursday, July 9th

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  1. felonious
    involving or being or having the nature of a crime
  2. safeguard
    make safe
  3. lynch
    kill without legal sanction
  4. redress
    make reparations or amends for
  5. grandiose
    impressive because of unnecessary largeness or magnificence
  6. careen
    move sideways or in an unsteady way
  7. pertinent
    being of striking appropriateness
  8. adjourn
    break from a meeting or gathering
  9. reconvene
    meet or cause to meet again
  10. grotesque
    distorted and unnatural in shape or size
  11. grimace
    contort the face to indicate a certain mental state
  12. perpetrator
    someone who commits wrongdoing
  13. timid
    showing fear and lack of courage
  14. verdict
    findings of a jury on issues submitted to it for decision
  15. apprehend
    take into police custody
  16. garb
    clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
  17. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  18. culprit
    someone or something responsible for harm or wrongdoing
Created on Fri Nov 13 08:30:43 EST 2020 (updated Fri Nov 20 13:49:35 EST 2020)

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