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20 Cards in this Set
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ACCEDE
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v) assent; agree to; enter upon the duties of
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ASSIZE
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n) court session held periodically in each country in England
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BOON
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n) a favor or request; blessing or welcome benefit
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CAPABLE
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a) having ability; skilled; competent
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CONDUCT
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n) behavior; management
v) to lead; escort; manage; direct; convey |
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CONJECTURE
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n) guesswork; a guess; predicting based on incomplete or uncertain evidence
v) to guess |
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CORPUS
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n) a body, esp. a dead one; a body of laws or writings
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EFFICACIOUS
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a) effective; having the intended result
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FRACTURE
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n/v) break; crack; split
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INCEPTION
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n) origin; commencement; start; a beginning
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MAINTAIN
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v) to keep up; carry on; continue on with; keep in existence; preserve; defend; support; affirm
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MALCONDUCT
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n) improper behavior
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MANICIPLE
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n) a steward or buyer of provisions (for an institution)
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ORFICE
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n) an opening; mouth or outlet of a tube or cavity; vent
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PREDICT
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v) to foretell; to make known beforehand
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RECLUSE
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n) hermit; one who lives a solitary, secluded life
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RETROGRADE
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n/v) a moving backward; retreating; going back to a previous condition; declining
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SECEDE
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v) to withdraw formal membership from a group
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SUSTAIN
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v) support; to keep supplied; provide for; carry the burden of; endure; encourage
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TRANSCRIPT
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n) written or typewritten copy of proceedings
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