16a Flashcards
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Apostasy
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An abandoning of what one believed in
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Adversity
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Misfortune, calamity, wretched state
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Cognomen
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The family name; surname
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Compensate
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Make up for, counterbalance, make amends, pay for
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Complicity
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A partnership in wrongdoing
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Compromise
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Settlement in which both sides give up demands
-or to settle by giving up some demands
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Credential
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That which entitled to confidence
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Device
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Mechanical contrivance
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Ecstatic
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Characterized by emotions of great joy
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Equivocate
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Hedge, use vague , be purposely ambiguous
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Phosphorescent
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Giving light with out heat
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Plight
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Predicament
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Portray
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To make picture of , depict
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Positive
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Sure, definite, confident , asssured
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Repository
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Box, chest, or room for safekeeping.
