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16 Cards in this Set
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context
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writings preceding and following the passage quoted; circumstance in which an event occurs
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n writ
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written command issued by a court (telling someone to do or not to do something)
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affidavit
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written statement made under oath (for use as proof in a court of law)
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s figure
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written symbols; number; amount represented in numbers; outline or silhouette of a thing or human body; person (well-known); impression; diagram; pattern; group in a dance; Ex. figure of speech; V. calculate with numbers; adorn with figures; appear; consider; Ex. My name did not figure in the list.
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n misnomer
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wrong or improper name; incorrect designation
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n amiss
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wrong; faulty; Ex. something amiss; ADV.
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n malfeasance
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wrongdoing; misconduct (by a public official)
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annuity
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yearly allowance
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n jaundiced
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yellowed; prejudiced (envious, hostile, or resentful) from long and disappointing experience of human affairs; Ex. with a jaundiced eye
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n cede
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yield (title or territory) to (esp. after losing a war); surrender formally; N. cession
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succumb
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yield (to something overwhelming); give in; die; Ex. succumb to the illness
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s indulge
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yield to; gratify; allow oneself a special pleasure; Ex. indulge one's every whim/a child/in a big cigarette; N. indulgence
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n cession
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yielding to another; ceding
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n whelp
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young animal (esp. of the dog or cat family); young wolf, dog, tiger, etc.
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n debutante
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young woman making formal entrance into society
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n callow
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youthful; immature; inexperienced
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