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30 Cards in this Set
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acquit |
declare someone innocent |
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contraband |
goods that are illegally imported or exported |
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corrupting |
causing to be immoral or dishonest |
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detachment |
lack of interest or involvement |
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discreet |
careful; good at keeping secrets |
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indicted |
formally charged with a crime |
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perpetuated |
made something last; go on |
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temerity |
reckless, offensive boldness |
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vengeance |
punishment in return for a wrong |
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verdict |
a decision made by a jury |
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aggravate |
to annoy or anger someone |
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appeal |
an earnest or urgent request |
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cynical |
distrustful of human nature |
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diction |
clarity when speaking; choice of words |
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fatalistic |
resigning to fate; allowing what happens to happen |
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fret |
to worry |
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heathen |
someone who deliberately insults religion, God, or a way of life |
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resentments |
feelings of ill-will toward someone |
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statute |
a law enacted by legislature |
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vehement |
with conviction or force |
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adjourned |
suspended until a later time |
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apprehension |
hesitation |
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bellows |
a device for blowing air on a flame in order for it to grow |
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devout |
devoted to divine worship or service |
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duress |
constant threat; coercion |
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hypocrite |
someone who pretends to have virtues, moral, or religious beliefs, etc. that he or she does not possess |
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navigate |
to find one's way |
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squalid |
foul and repulsive; neglected |
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varmint |
an undesirable animal, usually a scavenger |
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veneer |
a thin surface layer |
