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45 Cards in this Set
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TEN (TIN, TENT) |
"hold," "keep" |
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Detention |
act of keeping back or detaining |
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Impertinent |
not pertinent; inappropriate |
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Pertinacious |
adhering firmly to a purpose or opinion, very persistent
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Pertinent |
having to do with the matter at hand |
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Retentive |
tenacious; able to retain or remember |
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Retinue |
group of followers accompanying a distinguished person |
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Tenacity |
firmness in holding fast; persistence |
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Tenancy |
period of a tenant's temporary holding of a real estate |
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Tenure |
period for which an office or position is held |
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Untenable |
incapable of being held or defended |
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MON (MONT) |
"warn" |
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Admonish |
warn of fault; reprove |
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Admonition |
gentle reproof; counseling against a fault or error |
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Admonitory |
conveying a gentle reproof |
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Monitor |
one who admonishes |
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Monument |
a means of reminding us of a person or event; for example, a statue or tomb |
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Premonition |
forewarning |
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Premonitory |
conveying a forewarning |
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MAND (MANDAT) |
"order," "command," "commit" |
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Countermand |
issue a contrary order |
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Mandate |
authoritative command |
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Mandatory |
obligatory; required by command |
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Remand |
send back; recommit, as to prison |
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Writ of Mandamus |
from a court to enforce the performance of some public duty |
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CRED (CREDIT) |
"believe" |
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Accredit |
accept as worthy of belief |
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Credence |
belief |
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Credentials |
documents, letters, references, etc., that inspire belief or trust |
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Credit |
belief; trust; faith |
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Credulous |
too ready to believe; easily deceived |
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Creed |
summary or principles believed in or adhered to |
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Discredit |
cast doubt upon, refuse to believe |
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Incredible |
not believable |
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Incredulity |
disbelief |
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FID |
"faith," "trust" |
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confidant |
one whom secrets are entrusted |
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Confident |
having faith in oneself; self-reliant; sure |
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Condifential |
communicated in trust, secret, or private |
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Diffident |
lacking faith in oneself; timid; shy |
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Fidelity |
faithfulness to trust or vow |
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Fiduciary |
held in trust; confidential |
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Infidel |
one who does not accept a particular faith; and unbeliever |
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Perfidious |
false to trust; faithlessness |
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Perfidy |
violation of a trust; treachery; faithlessness |
