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54 Cards in this Set
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Mon/Monit
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Warn
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Admonition
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(N) A gentle reproof (warning); counseling against a fault or error.
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Admonitory
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(ADJ) Conveying a gentle reproof.
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Premonition
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(N) Forewarning; intuitive anticipation of a coming event.
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Premonitory
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(ADJ) Conveying a forewarning.
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Mand/Mandat
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Order, Command, Commit
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Countermand
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(V) Issue a contrary order.
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Mandate
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(N) Authoritative command; 2. Territory administered by a trustee
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Mandatory
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(ADJ) Obligatory; required by command.
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Remand
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(V) Send (order) back; recommit, as to a prison.
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Writ of mandamus
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(N) Written order of a court to enforce the performance of some public duty.
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Cred/Credit
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Believe
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Accredited
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(ADJ) Officially authorized or recognized; provided with credentials
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Credence
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(N) Belief as to the truth of something.
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Credentials
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(N) Documents, letters, references, that inspire believe or trust.
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Credible
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(ADJ) Believable
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Credit
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(N) Belief; faith; trust.
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Credulous
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(ADJ) Too ready to believe; easily deceived
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Creed
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(N) Summary of principles believed in or adhered to.
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Incredulity
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(N) Disbelieve.
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Incredulity
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(N) Disbelieve
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Fid
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Faith, Trust
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Affidavit
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(N) Sworn written statement made before an authorized official.
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Bonafide
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(ADJ) Made or carried out in god faith; genuine.
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Diffident
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(ADJ) Lacking self-confidence (faith in oneself); unduly timid; shy.
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Fidelity
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(N) Faithfulness to a trust or vow; 2. Confidential (Fiduciary duties of a trustee)
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Fidelity
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(N) Faithfulness to a trust or vow. 2. Accuracy; faithfulness of sound reproduction.
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Fidelity
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(N) Faithfulness to a trust or vow. 2. Accuracy; faithfulness of sound reproduction.
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Fiduciary
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(ADJ) Held in trust (Fiducciary Property); 2. Confidential (Fiduciary duties of a trustee)
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Infidel
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(N) One who does not accept a particular faith; Unbeliever.
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Perfidious
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(ADJ) Faithfulness; Treacherous.
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Perfidy
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(N) Violation of a trust; treachery; faithlessness; disloyalty.
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Grat
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Pleasant. Thank, Favor.
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Gratuitous
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(ADJ) Given freely; 2. unwarranted as a gratuitous remark.
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Gratuity
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(N) Present money in return for a favor or service tip.
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Ingrate
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(N) Ungrateful person.
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Ingratiate
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(V) Establish oneself in the favor or good graces of another.
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Grat
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Pleasant. Thank, Favor.
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Gratuitous
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(ADJ) Given freely; 2. unwarranted as a gratuitous remark.
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Gratuity
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(N) Present money in return for a favor or service tip.
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Ingrate
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(N) Ungrateful person.
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Ingratiate
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(V) Establish oneself in the favor or good graces of another.
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Mor/Mort
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Death
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Immortal
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(ADJ) Not subject to death. 2.Not subject to oblivion (being forgotten)
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Moribund
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(ADJ) Dying; near death.
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Mortification
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(N) Shame, Humiliate, Embarrassment.
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Mortify
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(V) Embarrass; shame, humiliation. (I was mortified--I "died" of embarrassment.)
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Rigor Mortis
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(N) Stiffness of the body that sets in several hours after death.
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Corps
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Body
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Corporal
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(ADJ) Bodily; as corporal punishment.
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Corpulent
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(ADJ) Bulky; Obese; fat.
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Corpus
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(N) General collection or a body of writings, laws, etc.
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Esprit de corps
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(N) Spirit of a body of persons; group spirit.
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Habeas Corpus
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(N) Order requiring that a detained person be brought before a court to investigate the legality of that person's detention. 2. Right of a citizen t secure court protection against illegal imprisonment.
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