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30 Cards in this Set
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Antebellum
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existing before a particular war (Civil War)
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Bellicose
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demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight; eager to fight
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Edict
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an official order issued by a person in authority
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interdiction
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an authoritative prohibition; halt enemy advances
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adjacent
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next to
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conjecture
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an opinion or conclusion formed without proof
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commutation
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to reduce a sentence
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immutable
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unable to change
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divert
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to turn from a course or purpose
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versatile
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able to do many things
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bell
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war
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dict
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to speak
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jac, jec
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to throw
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mut
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to change
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vers, vert
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to turn
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contraband
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anything being prohibited: illegal material
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contravene
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to oppose or break a law
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admonish
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to scold mildly
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premonition
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feeling of anticipation: anxiety
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moribund
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a dying state or matter
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mortify
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to humiliate or shame
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conscription
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a compulsory enrollment for military (draft)
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circumscribe
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to enclose within bounds
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assimilate
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to incorporate as ones own
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simulate
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at assume to have the same appearance or charcteristics
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contra
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against
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mon, monit
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to warn
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mor, mort
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death
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scrib, script
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to write
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simil, simul
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same, alike
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