Vocabulary Flashcards
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candor
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quality of being open and honest
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ruse
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an action intended to deceive someone; a trick
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dander
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lose one’s temper
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thwart
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to oppose successfully
e.g. they thwarted the plan
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contempt
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the feeling that a person or thing is beneath consideration or worthless
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deride
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to laugh at, mock or insult contemptuously
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miasma (mi azma)
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heavy fog, haze, gas or poison in the air
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cloudburst
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sudden violent rainstorm
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caesura (se zyoora)
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a break between words or any interruption or break
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metonymy
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the substitution of the name of an attribute for that thing
e.g. suit -> business man
track -> horse racing
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elision
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omission of a sound or syllable when speaking
e.g. I’m vs. I am let’s vs. let us
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anaphora
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repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of a phrase
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fixative
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a substance used to fix or stabilize something
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lacquer
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a hard glossy coating for wood; varnish
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guffaw
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a loud boisterous laugh
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drone
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a low continuous humming sound
a male bee
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chortle (chordl)
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a breathy gleeful laugh
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doused
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pour a liquid over; drench
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heretofore
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before now
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behindhand
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late or slow in doing something
especially paying a debt
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exonerate
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absolve from blame
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execrate
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curse; swear
feel or express great loathing for
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impel
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drive, force, or urge someone to do something
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elucidate
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make something clear; explain
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adulterate
to debase or make impure by adding inferior materials or elements
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defile
to make unclean or impure
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tedium
the state of being bored or quality of being borng
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calumny
the making or false and defamatory statements in order to damage someone's reputation
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reverence
great respect for someone
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heresy
belief or opinion contrary to religion
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sacrilege
violation or misuse of what is regarded sacred
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faux pas (fo pa)
an embarrassing social mistake
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gaffe
an unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to it's originator, a blunder
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idee fixe (e day fix)
an idea or desire that dominate the mind; an obsession
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notwithstanding
in spite of
e.g. notwithstanding his workload he's a wonderful father
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decry
publicly denounce
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snivel
cry and sniffle
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denounce
publicly declare to be wrong or evil
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condemn
express complete disapproval in public
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debonair
confident, stylish and charming
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postulate
suggest or assume the existence
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polemic
strong verbal attack
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diatribe
a forceful and bitter verbal attack
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assertion
a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief
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ubiquitous
existing or being everywhere
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omnipresent
widely or constantly encountered
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omnipotent
having unlimited power; able to do anything
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amalgamation
the action or process of combining or uniting
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remuneration
money paid for work or service
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redress
remedy or set right
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recant
to announce in public that your past beliefs or statements were wrong or not true
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depose
remove from office suddenly and forcefully
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disavow
deny responsibility or support for
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repudiate
deny the truth or validity of
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tempest
a violent windy storm
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dogmatist
is a person who thinks in a narrow minded and stubborn way often because of prejudice and bigotry
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bigotry
intolerance toward those who hold different opinions from oneself
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zealot
a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political or other ideas
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assertive
having or showing a confident and forceful personality
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enigmatic
mysterious; difficult to interpret
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conciliate
stop from being angry or discontented
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larceny
theft of personal property
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incessant
continuing without interruptions, ceaseless, unending
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unremitting
never relaxing or slackening; constant incessant
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predicament
a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation
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quandary
a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation
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homologous (homol o gus)
having the same relation, relative position, or structure, in particular
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acrimonious
(typically of speech or a debate) angry and bitter
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acerbic
harsh or severe, as of temper or expression
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stupor
a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility
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irascible
having or showing a tendency to be easily angered
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impecunious
having little or no money
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impetuous
acting or done quickly and without thought or care
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indefatigable
(of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly
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sanctified
set apart as or declare holy; consecrate
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desecrated
treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect; violate
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mollusk
an invertebrate of a large phylum that includes snails, slugs, mussels, and octopuses
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Encomium
a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly
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idiomatic
using, containing, or denoting expressions that are natural to a native speaker; idioms
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blasphemous
sacrilegious against God or sacred things; profane
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tryst
a private, romantic rendezvous between lovers
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hull
the main body of a ship or other vessel, including the bottom, sides
also outer part of a seed
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carapace
the hard upper shell of a turtle, crustacean, or arachnid
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homogenize
to form by blending unlike elements; make homogeneous.
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assimilate
take in (information, ideas, or culture) and understand fully
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peduncle
the stalk bearing a flower or fruit, or the main stalk of an inflorescence
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rue
bitterly regret (something one has done or allowed to happen)
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trepidation
a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen
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apprehension
anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen
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imperative
absolutely necessary or required; unavoidable:
It is imperative that we leave.
of the nature of or expressing a command; commending.
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declarative
serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement.
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epilogue
a section or speech at the end of a book or play that serves as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened
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flippant
not showing a serious or respectful attitude
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culmination
the highest or climactic point of something, especially as attained after a long time
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veldt
the open country, bearing grass, bushes, or shrubs, or thinly forested, characteristic of parts of southern Africa.
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sere
dry or withered
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effusive
expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner
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daft
silly; foolish
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exorbitant
(of a price or amount charged) unreasonably high
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swanky
stylishly luxurious and expensive
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cirrus
cloud forming wispy filamentous tufted streaks
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cholla (chow ya)
any of several spiny treelike cacti belonging to the genus Opuntia
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cumulonimbus kyo͞omyəlōˈnimbəs
, from the Latin cumulus ("heaped") and nimbus ("rainstorm"), is a dense, towering vertical cloud, forming from water vapor carried by powerful upward air currents
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gander
a male goose
look or glance at something
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cerulean
a colour term that may be applied to certain colours with the hue ranging roughly between blue and azure overlapping with both
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quran
the Islamic sacred book, consists of 114 units of varying lengths, known as suras
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mandir
is referred to a place where Hindus go to worship gods
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mosque
is a place of worship for Muslims
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synagogue
the building where a Jewish assembly or congregation meets for religious worship and instruction.
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bevy
a large group of people or things of a particular kind.
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warren
a network of interconnecting rabbit burrows.
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unorthodox
contrary to what is usual, traditional, or accepted; not orthodox
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apocryphal
of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true
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irreverence
a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously
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incongruity
out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming
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blithe
joyous, merry, or happy in disposition; glad; cheerful
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facetious
treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant
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barometer
indicates air pressure
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weather vane
indicates air direction
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gelding
a castrated animal, especially a male horse
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"The Big Easy"
New Orleans nick name
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"The Big Apple"
New York
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sociopath
a person with a personality disorder and a lack of conscience.
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psychopath
a person suffering from chronic mental disorder lack of empathy
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slovenly
messy and dirty
| especially of a person or their appearance
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irrefutable
impossible to deny or disprove
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dubious
hesitating or doubting
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amass
gather together or accumulate
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cache
a collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place
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caprice
a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior
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erudite
having or showing great knowledge or learning
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notoriety
the state of being famous or well known for some bad quality or deed
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whimsical
acting or behaving in a capricious manner
playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way
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entomologist
is the scientific study of insects
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Inuit
are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Greenland, Canada and Alaska
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bedouin
a nomadic Arab of the desert.
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chukker
each of a number of periods (typically six) into which play in a game of polo is divided. A chukker lasts 7 1/2 minutes
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slag
waste from a furnace
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arachnid
All arachnids have eight legs, although the front pair of legs
spider, scorpian
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effervescent
(of a liquid) giving off bubbles; fizzy.
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mollusk
They have a soft, unsegmented body and live in aquatic or damp habitats, and most kinds have an external calcareous shell.
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mundane
lacking interest or excitement; dull
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pedestrian
lacking inspiration or excitement; dull
a person walking along a road or in a developed area.
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flagon
holds wine
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mirth
mirth causes joy; amusement or laughter
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chordate
A chordate is an animal belonging to the phylum
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genus
a class of things that have common characteristics and that can be divided into subordinate kinds
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amici curiae (us mahy kus kyooree)
"friend of the court"; is someone who volunteers or is invited to the court to give advice upon some matter pending before it
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corpus delecti
concrete evidence of a crime, such as a corpse.
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omnibus
comprising several items.
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lyre
a stringed instrument like a small U-shaped harp with strings fixed to a crossbar, used especially in ancient Greece
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lactose
a sugar present in milk. It is a disaccharide containing glucose and galactose units
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idyllic
like an idyll; extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque.
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arcadian
(used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic
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arcane
Something arcane is understood or known by only a few people.
Almost everyone knows the basics of baseball, but only an elite few possess the arcane knowledge of its history that marks the true fan
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nebulous
Something that's nebulous is clouded or hazy. When you walk through the woods on a foggy morning, the trees may all have a mysterious, nebulous look to them
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Destitute
essentially means not having something. When you're destitute in the sense of being poor, you're technically "destitute of money."
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emaciated
Someone who is dangerously skinny and skeletal-looking can be described as emaciated
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ashen
Use the word ashen to describe the pale face of someone who is shocked and upset.
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rotund
Rotund describes anything that's plump or round, like a teapot or your chubby Aunt Agnes
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hasten
The verb hasten means to move at a high speed. If you hasten to your room, no one will know that you came in late
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brethren
The Bible often uses the word brethren to indicate brothers/people. It is a fancy plural form of "brother" most often used formally when speaking in a religious tone.
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Oneiric
is an adjective that describes things related to dreams. At the end of "The Wizard of Oz," you are left to decide if Dorothy really traveled to Oz or if she was simply in an oneiric state, dreaming up the whole adventure.
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fluvial
of or relating to or happening in a river
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epic
An epic is a long poem or other work of art celebrating heroic feats.
After you sail around the world for seven years, fighting corruption and planting vegetable gardens, some poet will surely write the epic of your adventures.
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aloof
Someone who's aloof isn't warm and friendly, instead being distant and reserved
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zealous
Use the adjective zealous as a way to describe eagerness or enthusiastic activity.
If you are too zealous in your efforts to decorate the house with Christmas lights, you might cause a power outage for the whole neighborhood
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dogma
Dogma means the doctrine of belief in a religion or a political system
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Yoknapatawpha
pronounced is a fictional Mississippi county created by the American author William Faulkner
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cloying
causing or tending to cause disgust or aversion through excess
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asinine
is truly stupid or foolish
Your brother might love a ridiculous reality TV show, while you find it completely asinine.
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taciturn
inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation
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haughty
is arrogant and full of pride. When you're haughty, you have a big attitude and act like you're better than other people.
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hew
to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop
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stanch
to stop the flow of
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ingenuous
shows a childlike innocence, trust, and openness.
One of the things kindergarten teachers value is the chance to work with kids while they're still relatively ingenuous––their open, trusting natures are a joy
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sentry
is someone who stands guard or watches against some intrusion or unwelcome activity.
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epigram
is a short, clever remark
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adage
a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth
Moms and dads love adages such as "early to bed, early to rise" and "an apple a day keeps the doctor away."
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harpsichord
is a musical instrument that looks like a piano but has a noticeably different tone
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nihilism
the rejection of all religious and moral principles, often in the belief that life is meaningless
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Utilitarianism
is an ethical theory that states that the best action is the one that maximizes utility. "Utility" is defined in various ways, usually in terms of the well-being of sentient entities
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coda
is a concluding segment of a piece of music, a dance, or a statement.
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denouement
the outcome of a complex sequence of events
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crusoe
a solitary castaway
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Jainism
Jainism, traditionally known as Jain Dharma, is an ancient Indian religion. Followers of Jainism are called "Jains"
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Hinduism
is an Indian religion and dharma, or a way of life, widely practiced in the Indian subcontinent
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Confucianism
also known as Ruism, is described as tradition, a philosophy, a religion, a humanistic or rationalistic religion, a way of governing, or simply a way of life
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Brahma
is a creator god in Hinduism
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Allah
God in Islam
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Shiva
Shiva is the third god in the Hindu triumvirate. The other two gods are Brahma and Vishnu
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Taoism
a Chinese philosophy based on the writings of Lao-tzu ( fl. 6th century BC), advocating humility and religious piety.
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Buddhism
is a religion and dharma that encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and spiritual practices largely based on original teachings attributed to the Buddha and resulting interpreted philosophies
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collective unconscious
originally defined by Carl Jung
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Oedipus complex and Electra complex
by Freud the complex of emotions aroused in a young child, typically around the age of four, by an unconscious sexual desire for the parent of the opposite sex and a wish to exclude the parent of the same sex. (The term was originally applied to boys, the equivalent in girls being called the Electra complex .).
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operant conditioning
At Harvard, B.F. Skinner looked for a more objective and measured way to study behavior. He developed what he called an operant conditioning apparatus to do this, which became better known as the Skinner box
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inferiority complex
by Alfred Adler was a physician, psychotherapist, and the founder of Adlerian psychology, sometimes called individual psychology.
An inferiority complex is the lack of self-worth, a doubt and uncertainty about oneself, and feelings of not measuring up to standards.
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There are seven main taxonomic ranks
kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
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adjudicate
is to act like a judge. A judge might adjudicate a case in court, and you may have to adjudicate in the local talent show.
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bucolic
refers to an ideal country life that many yearn for.
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Dolorous
is an adjective that describes someone showing great sadness
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enervate
is to weaken, wear down, or even bum out
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fulsome
complimentary or flattering to an excessive degree
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glut
is too much of something
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halcyon
denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful
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Insouciance
casual lack of concern; indifference
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Kowtow
which describes the act of kneeling and touching one’s head to the ground to show respect, used to be a custom in Chinese culture
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lugubrious
Anything that makes you sad, gloomy, or mournful can be called lugubrious
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mordant
anything particularly grim or dark in nature
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obviate
to eliminate the need for something or to prevent something from happening
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parsimony
extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources
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Querulous
complaining in a petulant or whining manner
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redolent
strongly reminiscent or suggestive of (something)
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salubrious
health-giving; healthy
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tortuous
full of twists and turns
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upbraid
find fault with (someone); scold
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vex
it annoys, worries, distresses, irritates, bothers, or puzzles you
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wan
pale and giving the impression of illness or exhaustion
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xenophobic
having or showing a dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries
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yoke
a wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plow or cart that they are to pull
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zeitgeist
the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time
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avuncular
relating to an uncle
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diaphanous
light, delicate, and translucent
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euphonious
pleasing to the ear
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sanguine
optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation
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uxorial
relating to a wife
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Adumbrate
to partially outline a plan; vaguely foreshadow
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Blandishment
flattering comments
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Chary
cautious
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Discomfit
to make someone else confused or upset
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Extant
still in existence; not lost
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Feign
to pretend to feel something
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Gratuitous
not necessary or appropriate
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Harrow
to draw a harrow over land; to distress
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Incursion
sudden attack into an area controlled by the enemy
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Jingoism
belief that one’s own country is right and aggressive actions against others is acceptable
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Knell
to ring for death; to make an ominous sound
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Meretricious
apparently attractive but having in reality no value or integrity
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Nostrum
suggested solution that probably will not work
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Obdurate
refusing to change the way you do something
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Sinecure
job in which someone is paid to do little or no work
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Tacit
understood without direct explanation
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Vagary
an erratic unpredictable action or thought
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eventuate
come out in the end
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Doric
Greek style architecture
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gambrel
a roof with two sides, each of which has a shallower slope above a steeper one
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Khan
the supreme ruler of the Tatar tribes, as well as emperor of China, during the Middle Ages
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Czar
an emperor of Russia before 1917
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drake
male duck
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gill
female ferret
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ballad
a poem or a song
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The Pulitzer Prize
is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States
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Scrupulous
means very careful to do things properly and correctly
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reprobate
an unprincipled person
The black sheep of the family, missing a moral compass — a reprobate's been called everything from a deviant to an evildoer to a scoundrel
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The Wealth of Nations
book written by Scottish philosopher Adam Smith
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A Theory of Justice · Veil of ignorance · Original position · Justice as Fairness
books written by American philosopher John Rawls
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"King of Jazz"
was an American jazz clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman
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"Satchmo"
an American jazz musician, Louis Armstrong
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Miles Davis
was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer
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Cole Porter
was an American composer and songwriter
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scott joplin
was an African-American composer and pianist
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sonnet
a poem of 14 lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes,
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haiku
poem of 3 lines rarely rhyming
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hydrophobia
extreme or irrational fear of water
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acrophobia
extreme or irrational fear of heights
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cibophobia
fear of food
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Ophidiophobia
fear of snakes
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Thanatophobia
fear of death
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arachnophobia
fear of spiders
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agoraphobia
fear of open spaces or crowded places
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electron
is negative charge
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proton
is positive charge
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neutron
no charge
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crypto
a person having a secret allegiance to a political creed, especially communism
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ethno
a combining form meaning ”race,” “people,” or “culture,” used in the formation of compound words
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chrono
relating to time
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choreo
relating to dance
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Polonius
is a character in William Shakespeare's Hamlet
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Laertes
is a character in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet
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Lord Macduff
the Thane of Fife, is a character in William Shakespeare's Macbeth
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Eli Whitney
A modern mechanical cotton gin was created by American inventor
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Johannes Gutenberg
German blacksmith, goldsmith, printer, and publisher who introduced printing to Europe with the printing press. His introduction of mechanical movable type printing to Europe started the Printing Revolution
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Nicolaus Copernicus
was a Renaissance-era mathematician and astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the Earth at the center of the universe
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Dizzy" Gillespie
was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and singer
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Charles Parker
also known as Yardbird and Bird, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Parker was a highly influential jazz soloist and a leading figure in the development of bebop
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To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by
Harper Lee
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The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by
the American author Ernest Hemingway
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Long Day's Journey into Night (produced posthumously 1957), is at the apex of a long string of great plays, including Beyond the Horizon (1920), Anna Christie (1922), Strange Interlude
playwright Eugene O'Neill
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The Catcher in the Rye
Jerome David "J. D." Salinger was an American writer known for his widely read novel
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The Jungle
is a 1906 novel written by the American journalist and novelist Upton Sinclair
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Right to be free from un-reasonable searches and seizures
Amendment 4
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Right to not have to quarter Soldiers and seizures
Amendment 3
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Right to Bear Arms
Amendment 2
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Freedom of Religion, Press, Speech, Assembly, Petition
Amendment 1
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Right to grand jury indictment, no double jeopardy, freedom from self-incrimination, due process of law
Amendment 5
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Right to be in-formed of charges be present when wit-nesses speak in court, to call defense witnesses, to have a lawyer
Amendment 6
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The Grey Cup
(French: Coupe Grey) is the name of both the championship game of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the trophy awarded to the victorious team playing Canadian football.
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Benito Mussolini
was an Italian politician and journalist who was the leader of the National Fascist Party
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Karl Marx
was a German philosopher, wrote Des Capital. (Communism)
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Muslim vs Islam
Muslim should be used to describe all people of the Islamic faith
They practice their religion in a mosque
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pillage
take everything of value from a place that you've conquered; taking whats not yours
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plunder
can mean stolen goods or money obtained illegally
