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abrupt
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broken off; lacking in continuity; steep or sudden; quick and unexpected
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corrupt
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changed from good to bad; vicious
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disrupt
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break apart; cause disorder
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erupt
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break or burst out
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incorruptible
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inflexibly honest; incapable of being corrupted or bribed
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interrupt
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break into or between; hinder; stop
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rupture
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break; breaking; hostility
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bactericide
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substance that kills bacteria
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biocide
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substance that destroys many different organisms
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fratricide
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act of killing (or killer of) one's brother
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fungicide
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substance that kills fungi or inhibits their growth
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genocide
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deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural growth
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germicide
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substance that kills germs
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herbicide
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substance that kills plants
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homicide
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killing of one human by another
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infanticide
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act of killing (or killer of) an infant
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insecticide
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substance that kills insects
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matricide
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act of killing (or killer of) one's father
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patricide
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act of killing (or killer of) one's father
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pesticide
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substance that kills rats, insects, bacteria, etc.
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regicide
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act of killing (or killer of) a king
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sororicide
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act of killing (or killer of) one's sister
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suicide
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act of killing (or killer of) one's self
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tyrannicide
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act of killing (or killer of) a tyrant
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astringent
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drawing the tissues tightly together; stern; austere
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boa constrictor
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snake that "constricts" or crushes its prey in its coils
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restrict
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keep within limits; confine
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stricture
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adverse criticism; censure
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stringent
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strict; rigid; severe
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unrestricted
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not confined within bounds; free; open to all
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carnivore
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flesh-eating animal
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carnivorous
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flesh-eating
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devour
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eat greedily or ravenmously; seize upon and destroy
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frugivorous
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feeding on fruit
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herbivore
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plant-eating animal
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herbivorous
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dependent on plants as food
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insectivorous
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dependent on insects as food
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omnivore
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person or animal that eats everything (meat and plants)
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omnivorous
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eating everything, avidly taking in everything
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voracious
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greedy in eating, insatiable
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convivial
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fond of eating and drinking with friends; sociable; jovial; hospitable
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revive
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bring back to life; restore
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survive
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outlive; remiain alive after
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vivacious
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lively in tempor or conduct
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vivacity
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liveliness of spirit
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vivid
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having the vigor and spirit of life; sharp and clear; graphic
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vivify
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enliven; make vivid
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vivisection
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operation on a living animal for scientific investigation
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contortionist
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person who can twist his or her body into odd postures
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distort
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twist out of shape; contort; twist out of the true meaning; misrepresent; pervert; falsify
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extort
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wrest from a person by force
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retort
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reply quickly or sharply
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torsion
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act of twisting; stress due to twisting forces exerted on a body
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tortuous
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full of twist or curves; winding; tricky; crooked; circuitous
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torture
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wrench; twist; inflict severe pain upon
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convict
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prove guilty; person serving a prison sentence
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conviction
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state of having been judged guilty of an offense; strong belief
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convince
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persuade or show conclusively by argument or proof
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evict
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expel by legal process, oust
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evince
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show clearly; disclose; reveal
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invincible
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incapable of being conquered
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vanquish
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overcome in battle; conquer; defeat
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victor
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winner; conqueror
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fraction
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one or more of the equal parts of a whole; fragment
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fractious
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apt to break out into a passion; cross; irritable
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fracture
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break or crack; breaking of a bone
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fragile
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easily broken; frail; delicate
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fragment
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part broken off
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infraction
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act of breaking; breach; violation
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refract
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bend from a straight path
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refactory
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resisting; intracable; hard to manage
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omnibus
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covering many things at once; bus; book containing a variety of works by one author
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omnifarious
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of all varieties, forms or kinds
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omnific
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all-creating
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omnipotent
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unlimited in power; almighty
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omnipresent
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present everywhere at the same time; ubiquitous
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omniscient
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knowing everything
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deflect
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turn aside
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flex
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bend
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flexible
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pliable; not rigid; tractable
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flexor
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muscle that serves to bend a limb
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genuflect
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bend the knee; touch the right knee to the ground, as in worship
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inflection
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change in the pitch or tone of a person's voice
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inflexibility
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rigidity; firmness
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reflect
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throw back light rays, as from a mirror
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reflex
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involuntary response to a stimulus
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detnetion
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act of keeping back or detaining
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impertinent
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irrelevant; not pertinent; inappropriate; rude
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pertinacious
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adhering firmly to a purpose or opinion; very persistent
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pertinent
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having to do with the matter at hand; relevant
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retentive
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tenacious; able to retain or remember
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retinue
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group of followers or assistants attending a distinguished person
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tenacity
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firmness in holding fast; persistence
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tenancy
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period of a tenant's temporary holding of real estate
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tenet
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principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true
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tenure
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period for which an office or position is held
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untenable
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incapable of being held or defended
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admonish
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warn of a fault; reprove; rebuke
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admonition
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gentle reproof; counseling against a fault or error
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admonitory
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conveing a gentle reproof
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monitor
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person or device that keeps track of, checks, or warns
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monument
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means of reminding us of a person or event
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premonition
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forewarning; intuitive anticipation of a coming event
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premonitory
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conveying a forewarning
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countermand
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issue a contrary order
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mandate
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authoritative command; territory adminsitered by a trustee
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mandatory
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obligatory; required by command
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remand
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send back; recommit
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accredited
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officialy authorized or recognizewd; provided with credentials
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credence
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belief as to the truth of something
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credentials
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documents, letters, references, etc. that inspire belief or trust
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credible
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believable
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credit
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belief, faith, trust
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credulous
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too ready to believe; easily decieved
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creed/credo
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summary of principles adhered to or believed in
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discredit
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cast doubt on, refuse to believe; take trust or credit away from; disgrace
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incredible
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not believable
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incredulity
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disbelief
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affidavit
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sworn written statement made before an authorized official
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bona fide
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made or carried out in good faith; genuine
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confidant(e)
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one to whom secrets are entrusted
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confident
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having faith in oneself; self-reliant; sure
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confidential
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communicated in trust; secret; private
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diffident
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lacking self-confidence; unduly timid; shy
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fidelity
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faithfulness to a trust or vow; accuracy
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fiduciary
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held in trust; confidential
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infidel
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one who does not accept a particular faith; unbeliever
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perfidious
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false to a trust; faithless; treacherous
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perfidy
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violation of a trust; treachery; faithlessness
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