400 Words Part6 Flashcards

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alias

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false name, pseudonym

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bequest

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something left to an heir in a will

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codicil

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addition to a will

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embezzle

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illegally take another’s property or money entrusted to another’s name

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unjunction

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court order requiring or preventing actions

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jurisprudence

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science of law

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perjury

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false testimony

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deify

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worship as a god, show great respect

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heretical

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holding an opinion opposed to official beliefs

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canonical

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conforming to orthodox

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sanctimonious

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pretending to be pious, false piety

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lugubrious

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very mournful

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saturnine

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gloomy

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facetious

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not meant to be taken seriously, amusing or humorous

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apprise

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inform

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demarcation

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settling or making boundaries

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dissolution

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to fall apart

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sedition

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incite rebellion against government

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olfactory

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sense, smell

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palatable

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agreeable to taste, acceptable

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sumptuous

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splendid

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abstruse

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hard to understand

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approbation

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approval or praise