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Semester Test! Flashcards

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Amiable

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Easy to get along with

Pleasant, friendly

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Audacious

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Bold, daring

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Apathetic

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Without interest

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Belligerent

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Hostile, aggressive, threatening

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Benevolent

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Kindly

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Bombastic

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High-sounding, pompous language

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Caustic

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Biting, sarcastic in a burning way

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Choleric

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Easily angered, irritable

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Complacent

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Satisfied

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Conciliatory

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Attempting to reconcile or make amends

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Condescending

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Patronizingly, speaking down to

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Colloquial

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Characteristic of informal speech or writing

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Cynical

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Denying the sincerity of people’s motives or actions

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Didactic

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Intended for instruction; morally instructive

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Droll

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Amusing in an odd way

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Facetious

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Joking at an inappropriate time; insincere

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Insolent

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Rude

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Histrionic

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Theatrical and overly dramatic

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Laudatory

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Praising

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Obsequious

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Much to willing to serve or obey, fawning

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Ominous

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Portending evil or harm

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Opprobrious

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Shaming, abusive

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Pedantic

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Ostentatious in one’s learning; overly concerned with details

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Panegyrics (N).

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A formal speech or piece of writing praising a person or an event; high praise

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Pompous

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Arrogant, self-important and overbearing, pretentious

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Prosaic

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Commonplace, dull

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Pendantic

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Narrow minded; one who emphasizes trivial points

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Restrained

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Holding back

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Rancorous

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With bitter hatred or ill will

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Ribald

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Vulgar, indecent speech

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Saccharine

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Too sweet, artificially so

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Sardonic

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Disdainfully mocking

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Snooty

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Stuck-up, arrogant

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Sophomoric

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Opinionated; immature

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Surly

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Bad tempered, rude, uncivilized

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Truculent

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Cruel, savage

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Vitriolic

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Sharp or bitter speech, hateful, scathing

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Juxtapose

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To place side by side for comparison

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Implicit

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Suggested, implied

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Explicit

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Clearly shown or stated

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Precedent

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An act or statement that may serve as an example or justification later on

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Status quo

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The existing state of affairs

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Stance

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A writers apparent attitude towards the audience/ subject

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Premise

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A statement serving as the basis for an argument

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Dogmatic

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Asserted without proof; stating opinion positively or arrogantly

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Fallacy

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A mistaken idea; a flaw in reasoning

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Syllogism

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A form of logical reasoning from inarguable premises

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Hyperbole

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Exaggeration for effect

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Warrant

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What connects your evidence to your claim; the reasoning

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Absolved

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To free from guilt or duty

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Abdicated

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To give up a right or responsibility

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Acquiesce

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To give in or go along without protest

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Ambiguous

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Unclear, vague; having two or more meanings

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Antiquity

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Ancient period in history

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Arbitrary

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Left to one’s judgement; based on a whim

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Aristocracy

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Government by a privileged minority usually if inherited wealth

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Avarice

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Greed

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Consecrate

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To perform a right or ritual to set aside as holy; devote to sacred use

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Despot/despotism

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An absolute ruler; tyrant

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Enmity

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Extreme hatred

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Eradicate

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To uproot or get rid of

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Fidelity

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Faithfulness

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Hallow

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To regard as holy

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Impious

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Not pious; lacking reverence

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Insurgent

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One who rises up against established authority

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Languish

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To become weak; to live under distressing conditions

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Levy

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To assess as in a tax

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Magnanimity

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Generous in overlooking injury or insult; rising above pettiness

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Malice

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Evil; desire to harm

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Mercenaries

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Paid soldiers

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Monarchy

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Government by a king/ queen

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Perfidy

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Treachery; betrayal of trust

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Perish

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To die

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Posterity

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All of one’s future generations

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Prudent

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Exercising sound judgement; cautious in conduct

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Reciprocal

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Done or given in return

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Relinquish

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To give up or let go of

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Requite

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To repay someone for a benefit or to compensate for an injury

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Sanguine

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Cheerfully optimistic (also reddish color)

80
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Score

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Twenty

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Secular

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Not connected with a church; not religious

82
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Supersede

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To replace or succeed

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Transient

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Of a temporary nature, not lasting

84
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Tranquility

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Peace

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Tyranny

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The authority or government of a tyrant or one who rules harshly

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Tyrant

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Cruel or oppressive ruler

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Unalienable

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Something that cannot be transferred or taken away

88
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Usurp/Usurpations

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To overtake; take by force

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Acerbic

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Biting, sharp, harsh

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Status quo

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The current status; the way things are

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Habeas corpus appeal

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A writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court

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Gratuitous

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Uncalled for; without justification

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Gubernatorial

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Of or relating to state governor

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Penal

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Of or relating to punishment or a system of punishment

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Nonchalant

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Casual; without concern

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Moratorium

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A delay or suspension of an activity or a law

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Capricious

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Given to a sudden change in mood or behavior

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Empirical

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Information gained by means of observation or experimentation

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Disparity

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Inequality, difference, discrepancy

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Statutory

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Of or prescribed by statue or law

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Exculpatory

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Tending to clear from a charge of fault or guilt

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Clemency

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An act or deed of mercy

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Intercede

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To act in behalf of someone in difficulty or trouble

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Niche

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A place or position suitable or appropriate for a person or thing

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Diocese

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A district under the supervision of a Catholic bishop; it’s divided into parishes

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Communion

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The act of receiving the Eucharistic elements or sacrament

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Protocol

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The customs and regulation dealing with diplomatic formality or precedence

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Inexorable

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Unyielding, unalterable

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Unequivocal

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Not equivocal; clear, having only one possible meaning, absolute

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Intractable

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Not easily controlled or directed; stubborn

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Catechism

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An elementary book of principles of the Christian religion in the form of questions and answers

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Recalcitrant

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Resisting authority; not compliant

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Complicit

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Choosing to be involved in an illegal or questionable act, especially with others

114
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Change of venue

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The removal of a trial to another jurisdiction

115
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Bias

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Predisposition or favor to one side of another

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Angst

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Fear, anxiety

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Visceral

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Gut wrenching, cutting feeling inside

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Blatant

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Obvious, without shame

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Veracity

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Truth

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Enigma

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A mystery/puzzle

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Extort

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To extract or get by force

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Exemplary

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Serving as a model; worth imitating

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Haughty

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Arrogant

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Heterodox

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Outside of what is expected or required

125
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Heterogeneous

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Composed of different elements; people

126
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Ignominy

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Shame

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Imminent

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About to happen

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Inauspicious

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Unfortunate, unfavorable

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Inimical

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Hostile, in opposition

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Iniquity

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Sin

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Inscrutable

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Incapable of seeing or perceiving

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Malicious

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Evil, of evil intent

133
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Obscure

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Partially clouded or unclear, dark, murky

Or (verb) to conceal

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Ponderous

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Extraordinarily large and heavy

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Potency

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Effectiveness, ability to bring about a desired result

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Premeditated

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Thought through prior, forethought

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Propensity

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Inclination or talent

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Sagacity

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Wisdom, being keen in sense or judgement

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Scurrilous

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Coarse, vulgar

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Talisman

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Good luck token or symbol

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Veneration

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Extraordinary respect or admiration

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