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43 Cards in this Set
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congratulate
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express one's pleasure to another person at that person's success
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gracious
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pleasant; courteous; kindly
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grateful
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feeling or expressing gratitude; thankful; obliged
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gratify
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give or be a source of pleasure or satisfaction
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gratis
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without charge or payment; free
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gratitude
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thankfulness
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gratuitous
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1. given freely
2. unwarranted, as a gratuitous remark |
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gratuity
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present of money in return for a favor or service; tip
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ingrate
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ungrateful person
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ingratiate
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establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of another
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immortal
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1. not subject to death
2. not subject to oblivion |
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immortality
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1. eternal life
2. lasting fame |
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moribund
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dying; near death
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mortal
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1. destined to die
2. human 3. causing death; fatal |
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mortality
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1. death rate
2. mortal nature |
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mortician
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undertaker
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mortification
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shame; humiliation; embarrassment
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mortify
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embarrass; shame; humiliate
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mortuary
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funeral home
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rigor mortis
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stiffness of the body that sets in several hours after death
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corporal
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bodily (corporal punishment)
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corporation
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body authorized by law to act as a single person and to have rights and duties
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corps
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1. organized body of persons
2. branch of the military |
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corpse
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dead body
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corpulent
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bulky; obese; very fat
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corpus
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general collection or body of writings, laws, etc.
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corpuscle
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1. blood cell
2. minute particle |
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corpus delicti
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1. facts proving that a crime has been committed
2. body of the victim in a murder case |
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esprit de corps
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spirit of a body of persons; group spirit
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habeas corpus
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1. writ requiring a detained person to be brought before a court to investigate the legality of that person's detention
2. right of a citizen to secure court protection against illegal imprisonment |
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incorporate
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combine so as to form one body
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aqueduct
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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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conduct
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lead; guide; escort
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deduction
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1. taking away; subtraction
2. reasoning from the general to the particular |
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duct
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tube or channel for conducting a liquid, air, etc.
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ductile
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1. able to be drawn out or hammered thin
2. easily led; docile |
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induce
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lead on; move by persuasion
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induct
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admit as a member; initiate
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induction
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1. ceremony by which one is made a member; initiation
2. reasoning from the particular to the general |
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seduction
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enticement; leading astray into wrongdoing
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traduce
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malign; slander; vilify; calumniate
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viaduct
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brudge for conducting a road or railroad over a valley, river, etc.
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