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33 Cards in this Set
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acquit
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to declare not guilty
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altercation
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a heated argument
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asseveration
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a serious statement
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Bacchanalian
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Drunken
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barrister
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a lawyer
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commiseration
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sympathy
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cowed
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Timid from fear
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debauched
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Corrupted; depraved
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demeanour
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outward behavior
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despondent
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Lacking hope; dejected
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disreputable
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Having a bad reputation
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functionary
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an official
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imputation
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an attribution of fault
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incorrigible
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Unable to be corrected or reformed
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indictment
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a formal accusation
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insinuation
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a hint; an indirect suggestion
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laudanum
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a drug containing opium
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malign
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to slander
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obliterate
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to blot out
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obstinacy
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stubbornness
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parricide
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a person who kills his parent
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pernicious
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Extremely harmful
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politic
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Showing good judgment
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propensity
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a tendency
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rapturous
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Ecstatic
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repose
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sleep
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superciliously
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scornfully; arrogant
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supplication
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a humble request
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timorous
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Timid
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tocsin
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an alarm bell
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unimpeachable
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impossible to doubt
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vehemence
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an intense feeling ; a passion
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visage
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a face
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