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Third Set Flashcards

1
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Thrall

A

State of being in someone’s power or having great power over someone

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2
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Implacable

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Relentless/unstoppable

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Immaculate

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Perfect

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Aseptic

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Free from contamination

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Noblesse oblige

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Inferred responsibility of privileged people to act with generosity and nobility toward those privileged

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Mores

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Essential/characteristic customs and conventions of a community; norms

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7
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Dissemble

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1.Conceal one’s true motives
2. Disguise/conceal

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Dialectic

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The art of investigating/discussing truth of opinions

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9
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Diabolic

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Characteristic of the devil
Disgracefully sad/unpleasant

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Abhor

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Regard with disgust

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Puritanism

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Censorious moral beliefs especially about self-indulgence and sex

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Burly-looking

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Large and strong

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13
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Plaintiff

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Party who brings a legal action/ in whose name it’s brought.

Opposite of defendant: plaintiff vs defendant

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