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43 Cards in this Set
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Amiable
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friendly; agreeable
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Apoplectic
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extremely angry, furious
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Azalea
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a type of flowering shrub, usually pink or white
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Bootlegger
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someone who makes/transports illegal substances (ex. alcohol)
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Jury
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12 citizens who listen to criminal or civil court cases and render a verdict
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Indict
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to charge a person with a crime
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Interrogation
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closed questioning
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Great Depression
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the severe economic crisis in the 1930s, supposedly set off by the stock market crash of 1929, resulting in 16 million Americans being unemployed
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Jim Crow
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systematic practice of discriminating against blacks
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Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
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secret society that is anti-Catholic, anti-Jewish, and anti-African American
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Lynch
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to kill without legal sanction (often by a mob); hanging
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Segregation
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the practice of separating people of different races, classes, or ethnic groups
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WPA
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Works Progress Administration; agency designed to employ people during the Great Depression. Workers built public buildings and roads
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Acquit
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to find an accused person innocent in a court of law
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Change of venue
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moving a trial to an area different area from where the crime occurred
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Circumstantial Evidence
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evidence not bearing directly on the fact in dispute
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Cross-Examination
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to question a witness called by the opposing counsel
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Entailment
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land or property that is handed down from one generation to another
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Camellia
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a shrub wih shiny green leaves that produces a waxy flower that is often white, pink, or red
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Caricature
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mocking drawings or imitations, usually of a person
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Caste
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class differences based on wealth, rank, or job
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Chiffarobe
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a bureau/dresser
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Chunked
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to form into pieces; to throw things
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Contemptuous
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scornful
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Contentious
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argumentative, quarrelsome
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Cooties
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lice
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Cotton Gin
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A machine that separates the seeds, seed hulls, and other small objects from the fibers of the cotton.
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Dewey Decimal System
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A system used by libraries to classify nonfictional publications into subject categories; the subject is indicated by a 3 digit # and further specifications by decimal point; publications are shelved by number
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Ecclesiastical
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having to do with church matters
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Empathy
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identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives
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Entity
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a being or creature
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Hypocrite
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a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he/she does not hold
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Impertinent/Impudent
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ill-mannered, bold, or rude
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'Mad'
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rabid; crazy
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Malevolent
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wishing harm to others; malicious
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Missionary Circle
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a social church group, often involved with charitable activities
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Morbid
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gruesome or grisly
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Morphine
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highly addictive drug (an opiate) often used as a painkiller
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Recluse
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hermit or a loner
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Scuppernongs
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type of grape common in the southern USA
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Snipe Hunt
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an elaborate practical joke in which an unsuspecting person takes part in a bogus hunt for a snipe; a futile search or endeavor
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Tacit
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expressed without using words
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Vigil
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a careful watch
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