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vocab 145-162
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| stalwart | a person known for being very loyal to a cause |
| stickler | a person known for insisting on exact standards |
| virtuoso | a person known for excelling in the technique of an art |
| zealot | a person known for excessive loyalty to a cause |
| acquit | to clear a charge |
| alias | an assumed name, a false name of pseudonym |
| bequest | something left to an heir in a will |
| codicil | an addition to a will |
| embezzlement | to illegally take another's property |
| heir | a person who inherits another's property or title |
| injunction | a court order requiring or prohibiting an action |
| jurisprudence | the science of law |
| perjury | to give false testimony |
| deify | to worship as a god, to show great respect |
| devout | very religious |
| heretical | holding an opinion opposed to official or established beliefs |
| orthodox | conforming to established beliefs, conventional |
| sanctimonious | pretending to be pious and devout, false piety |