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30 Cards in this Set
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gratuity
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present of money in return for favor or service; tip
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ingrate
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ungrateful ("not thankful") person
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ingratiate
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establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of another
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moribund
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dying; near death
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mortification
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shame; humiliation; embarrassment
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mortify
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embarass; shame; humiliate (literally, "make dead", "kill")
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rigor mortis
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stiffness of the body that sets in several hours after death (literally, "siffness of death")
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corpulent
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bulky;obese; very fat
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corpuscle
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1. blood cell (literally, "a tiny body")
2. minute particle |
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corpus delicti
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facts proving that a crime has been commited; body of the victim in a murder case
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esprit de corps
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spirit of a body or persons; group spirit
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habeas corpus
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writ(order) requiring a detained person to be brout to court to investigate the legality of that person's detention (literally, "you should have the body");
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adueduct
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artificial channel for conducting water over a distance
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conducive
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tending to lead to; contributive; helpful
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ductile
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able to be drwn out or hammered thin (ex: metal); easily led; doctile
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gratuity
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present of money in return for favor or service; tip
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ingrate
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ungrateful ("not thankful") person
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ingratiate
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establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of another
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moribund
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dying; near death
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mortification
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shame; humiliation; embarrassment
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mortify
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embarass; shame; humiliate (literally, "make dead", "kill")
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rigor mortis
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stiffness of the body that sets in several hours after death (literally, "siffness of death")
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corpulent
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bulky;obese; very fat
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corpuscle
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1. blood cell (literally, "a tiny body")
2. minute particle |
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corpus delicti
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facts proving that a crime has been commited; body of the victim in a murder case
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esprit de corps
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spirit of a body or persons; group spirit
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habeas corpus
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writ(order) requiring a detained person to be brout to court to investigate the legality of that person's detention (literally, "you should have the body");
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adueduct
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artificial channel for conducting water over a distance
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conducive
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tending to lead to; contributive; helpful
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ductile
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able to be drwn out or hammered thin (ex: metal); easily led; doctile
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