Language Arts-Vocabulary List 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 genocide | the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, rational, political, or cultural group |
| homicide | the deliberate and unlawful killing of one person by another; murder |
| credence | acceptance of something as true; the likelihood of being true; plausibility |
| credulous | willing to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence; gullible |
| deduction | an act of taking away; the deriving of a conclusion by reasoning |
| conduct | personal behavior, or a way of acting |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful; strict observance of promises, duties; loyalty |
| infidel | a person who has no religious faith, unbeliever. A person who does not accept a particular faith. |
| demographic | a single vital or social statistic of a human population, as the number of births or deaths. |
| graphite | a very common mineral, soft native carbon, occurring in black to dark-gray foliated masses with metallic luster and greasy feel; used for pencil leads. |
| maniacal | to be violently insane; suggestive of madness |
| pyromaniac | a compulsion to set things on fire. |
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