AP Vocabulary Lesson 24 Flashcards

6292027273	Traverse	Cross and recross, go back and forth over. "For days the ship traversed the area, searching for the lost whaling boat."	0
6292029122	Emanate	Derive, issue forth. "American law emanates largely from English common law."	1
6292033031	Corroborate	Provided added proof. "Laws of evidence require that testimony on a crime be corroborated by other circumstances."	2
6292034970	Dissemble	Conceal or misrepresent the true nature of something. "He dissembled his real motives under a pretense of unselfish concern."	3
6292037165	Stultify	To make on appear or feel stupid, absurd, or useless. "The hot, smoky atmosphere of the room was stultifying; no one could concentrate on the work."	4
6292058303	Ossify	Become bone, become rigidly set in a pattern, habit, or custom. "The flexible limbs of the infant were not yet completely ossified."	5
6292061522	Proscribe	Outlaw, forbid by law. "Theft is proscribed for the most part by state law."	6
6292062958	Ascribe	Attribute, assign as a cause or source. "His death was ascribed to poison."	7
6292065343	Vilify	Defame, attempt to degrade by slander. "The man was sued for attempting to vilify the physician."	8
6292068150	Inure	Harden or accustom to difficulty or pain. "A life of hard physical labour has inured them to petty discomforts."	9