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MAND (MANDAT)

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commit, order, command

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countermand

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issue a contrary order

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mandate

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  1. authoritative command
  2. territory administered by a trustee
    ex. mandate to use all resources to bring in the escaped prisoner.
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mandatory

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required order;obligatory

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remand

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send or order back

ex. breaking probation the convict was remanded to the state prison

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writ of mandamus

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written order from a court to enforce the performance of some public duty

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CRED (CREDIT)

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believe

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accredit

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accept as worthy of belief, provide with credentials belief

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credence

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belief

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credentials

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documents, letters, references that inspire beief sor trust

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credulous

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too ready to believe

ex. always believe the salesman

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creed

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summary of principles believed in or adhered to

ex. live by a certain creed, one that runs in our family.

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discredit

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cast doubt on; refuse to believe in; disgrace

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incredible

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not believable

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incredulity

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disbelief

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fid

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faith, trust

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confidant

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male who is entrusted with secrets

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confidante

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female who is entrusted with secrets

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confident

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having faith in oneself; self-reliant; sure

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confidential

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communicated in trust; secret; private

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diffidence

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lack of faith in oneself; timidity; shyness; hesitancy

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fidelity

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faithfulness to a trust or vow; accuracy, as of recording

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fiduciary

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held in trust; confidential- often in legal or financial matters

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infidel

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one who does not accept a particular faith; an unbeliever

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perfidious

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false to a trust; faithless

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perfidy

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violation of a trust; treachery; faithfulness

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grat

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pleasant, thank, favor

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congratulate

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express pleasure at another’s success

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gracious

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pleasant; courteous; kindly

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grateful

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thankful

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gratis

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out of kindness of favor; free ; without recompense; thankfulness

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gratitude

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favors for thanks; thankfulness

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gratuitous

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given freely; gratis; unwarranted; gratuitous remark

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gratuity

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present of money in return for a favor; tip

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ingrate

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ungrateful or not thankful person

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ingratiate

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work oneself into another’s favor

37
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mor (mort)

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death

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immortality

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never be able to die; eterna life

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moribund

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dying; near death

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mortal

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able to die; human; causing death

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mortality

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death rate

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mortician

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a person who prepares the bodies after death

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mortification

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shame; humiliation; embarrassment

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mortuary

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about a death;morque

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corp

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body

46
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corporal

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bodily, as in corporal punishment; rank in military

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corpse

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dead body

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corpulent

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bulky; obese; very fat

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corpus

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general collection of writings, laws and etc.

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corpuscle

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blood cell (literally, “a little body”); minule particle

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corpus deliciti

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facts proving a crime has been committed (literally, “the body of a crime”)

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incorporate

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combine so as to form one body

53
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credit

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belief; faith; trust