List 13-18 Flashcards

(53 cards)

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MAND (MANDAT)

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commit, order, command

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countermand

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issue a contrary order

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mandate

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  1. authoritative command
  2. territory administered by a trustee
    ex. mandate to use all resources to bring in the escaped prisoner.
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mandatory

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required order;obligatory

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remand

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send or order back

ex. breaking probation the convict was remanded to the state prison

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writ of mandamus

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written order from 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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accredit

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accept as worthy of belief, provide with credentials belief

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credence

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belief

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credentials

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documents, letters, references that inspire beief sor trust

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credulous

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too ready to believe

ex. always believe the salesman

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creed

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summary of principles believed in or adhered to

ex. live by a certain creed, one that runs in our family.

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discredit

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cast doubt on; refuse to believe in; disgrace

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14
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incredible

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not believable

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incredulity

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disbelief

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fid

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faith, trust

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confidant

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male who is entrusted with secrets

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confidante

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female who is entrusted with secrets

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confident

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having faith in oneself; self-reliant; sure

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confidential

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communicated in trust; secret; private

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diffidence

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lack of faith in oneself; timidity; shyness; hesitancy

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fidelity

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faithfulness to a trust or vow; accuracy, as of recording

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fiduciary

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held in trust; confidential- often in legal or financial matters

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infidel

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one who does not accept a particular faith; an unbeliever

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perfidious
false to a trust; faithless
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perfidy
violation of a trust; treachery; faithfulness
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grat
pleasant, thank, favor
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congratulate
express pleasure at another's success
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gracious
pleasant; courteous; kindly
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grateful
thankful
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gratis
out of kindness of favor; free ; without recompense; thankfulness
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gratitude
favors for thanks; thankfulness
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gratuitous
given freely; gratis; unwarranted; gratuitous remark
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gratuity
present of money in return for a favor; tip
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ingrate
ungrateful or not thankful person
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ingratiate
work oneself into another's favor
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mor (mort)
death
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immortality
never be able to die; eterna life
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moribund
dying; near death
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mortal
able to die; human; causing death
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mortality
death rate
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mortician
a person who prepares the bodies after death
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mortification
shame; humiliation; embarrassment
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mortuary
about a death;morque
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corp
body
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corporal
bodily, as in corporal punishment; rank in military
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corpse
dead body
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corpulent
bulky; obese; very fat
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corpus
general collection of writings, laws and etc.
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corpuscle
blood cell (literally, "a little body"); minule particle
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corpus deliciti
facts proving a crime has been committed (literally, "the body of a crime")
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incorporate
combine so as to form one body
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credit
belief; faith; trust