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25 Cards in this Set
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Levity |
Is friuolity, giddiness, and lack of appropriate seriousness |
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Hedonism |
Derived its meaning from a Greek word faze |
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Faze |
To per turb, disturb, or fluster |
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Phase |
As a noun means a period or stage |
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Judicial |
Having to do with a court of law or the administration of justice |
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Jurisdiction |
Range of extent of authority power |
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Judicious |
Excersising good judgment, wise, sensible |
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Appellate |
Having to do with an appeal or call for help |
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Apportion |
Is to give out parts or portions |
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Nestor |
An important character in the Iliad. Was oldest and wisest of Greek warriors at Troy |
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Allieviate |
Means to relieve, diminish, or lighten |
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Approbation |
Is something, usually money, set aside for some specific purpose |
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Amendment |
Is the act of changing by correction, deletion, or addition |
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Sufferage |
Is the right to vote |
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Delusion |
Is a persistant false belief which is usually pathological |
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Illusion |
Is a false belief, produced by misinterpretation of things that exsist |
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Allusion |
Is a casual or indirect mention of something |
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Gravid |
Enlarged with something or pregnant |
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Gravity |
Weighty |
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Gravity |
Weighty |
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Gravitate |
To be drawn towards something |
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Cicero |
Roman statesman and orator known for his long-windedniss and eloquent style |
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Cicerone |
To show us the sights in Rome and Italy |
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Hung jury |
Cannot agree on the verdict of a person accused of a crime |
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Filibuster |
A method of delaying or stopping action on a legislative issue by the use of long speeches or prolonged debate |
