Second Vocab Flashcards

1
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reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations

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piety/impiety

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2
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to pray humbly to; entreat or petition humbly

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Supplicate

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3
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the willful giving of false testimony under oath or affirmation, before a competent tribunal, upon a point material to a legal inquiry

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Perjury

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4
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deficient in veneration or respect

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Irreverent

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5
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to give urgent advice, recommendations, or warnings

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Exhort

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6
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not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive

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Inordinate

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7
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to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame

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Denigrate

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8
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to speak abusively

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Revile

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9
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to deprive (a person) of a right of citizenship, as in the right to vote

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Disenfranchise

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