One for the Murphy's 2 Flashcards

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Guillotine

A

A device for beheading a person by means of a heavy
blade that is dropped between two posts serving as
guides: widely used during the French Revolution.

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2
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Testimony

A

The statement or declaration of a witness under oath

or affirmation, usually in court.

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3
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Evolve

A

To develop gradually.

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4
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Retch

A

To make efforts to vomit.

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5
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Devour

A

To swallow or eat up hungrily.

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6
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Mesmerized

A

To hypnotized.

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7
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Deflates

A

To release the air or gas from (something inflated, as

a balloon).

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8
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Excruciating

A

Extremely painful; causing intense suffering; unbearably distressing; torturing.

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9
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Execution

A

A putting to death especially as a legal penalty.

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10
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Paramount

A

Superior to all others.

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11
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Injustice

A

Absence of justice; violation of right or of the rights of another.

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12
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Unconditional

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Not conditional or limited.

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13
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Heartsick

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Very depressed.

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