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Practice Test No. 2
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02/03/2011

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another term for a nerve cell is
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neuron
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challenge to the array is...
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an objection to the entire panel of prospective jurors
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melancholy
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gloomy
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when faced with ethical questions, NCRA members should turn to the
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Code of Professional Ethics
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to masticate is to
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chew
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in limine means
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preliminary
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to redress is
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to satisfy for an injury
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a synonym for patience is
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fortitude
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the prefix ab means
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away from
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the greatest interest in real property is conveyed by
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a grant deed
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the root kine means
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movement
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the medulla is the
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spinal cord
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a forebearance is a
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promise
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estoppel means
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preclusion
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an elysian experience could also be described as
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blissful
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the larger bone beneath the knee is the
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tibia
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the authoritative interpretation of a statute is called
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the legal opinion
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labioplasty involves the
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lip
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the word part celi menas
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abdomen
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the word fatuous means
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silly
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when a cause of action is based on a civil wrong, it is said to arise
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ex delicto
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the word glossal pertains to the
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tongue
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a seal in a legal sense is
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a particular sign that authenticates an instrument
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marriage between races is known as
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miscegenation
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the prefix super menas
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above
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a postponement of punishment is a
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reprieve
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the word for steps for passing over a fence is
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stile
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the science dealing with the eye and its diseases is
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ophthalmology
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the legal phrase in rem means
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against the thing
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the phrase mens rea means
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guilty mind
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the prefix ambi means
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both
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the name and number of case and court where filed is the
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caption
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to hypothecate is to
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pledge property as security for a loan
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to abjure is to
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renounce upon an oath
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serendipity means
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chance
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tuberculosis is a condition that affects the
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lungs
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to offer a forged document is to
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utter
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having a secret agreement to defraud is known as
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collusion
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the term in toto means
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wholly
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an onus is a
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burden
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a gerund is a
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verbal noun
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something that is insipid is
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vapid
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abnormal rapidity of the heartbeat is
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tachycardia
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hyperpnea is...
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an increased rate of breathing
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to move text up or down on a computer sceen is to
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scroll
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the word part arthr means
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joint
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to atone is to
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expiate
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the word languorous means
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sluggish
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the wrist is the
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carpus
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deleterious
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something that is harmful
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a predicate nominative renames the
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subject
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Martindale-Hubbell
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an attorney's address could be found in this
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Rule 30, which is frequently referred to in depositions taken in federal cases, refers to a rule in
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the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
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bile is produced in the
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liver
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capacious means
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spacious
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carbon dioxide and oxygen are exchanged through the moist walls of the
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alveoli
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inflammation of the testicle would be termed
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orchitiis
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demure
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modest
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Correct: the scientist inferred from the research that the principle reason...
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inferred, principal
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Correct:  even with the advise I have received, passing the speed test has alluded me.
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advice, eluded
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the network of computer networks is known as
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the Internet
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linking the reporter's realtime feed to a video record is known as
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video-text integration
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to condone is to
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forgive
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sine qua non means
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something that is essential
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the plea at the end of a complaint requesting the court to grant the plaintiff's demand is
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a prayer
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the root tomy means
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cut
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the Greek term for blue is
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cyan
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remand
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to recommit a person to prison
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RAM allows the reporter to
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locate information without searching sequentially
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acquiescence is
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a silent appearance of assent
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plat
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a map showing how land is divided into lots
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hoodwink
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trick
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vulpine
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someone who is cunning
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om means
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shoulder
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Synovial fluid is found in the?
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joints
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A motion for nonsuit...
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if granted, terminates the trial
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the most efficient method of filing notes is by...
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the date taken
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effervescent
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a person who is ebullient
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a reporter would use the Merck Manual..
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to research medical testimony
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retract
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to abjure
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compos mentis
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sane
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Correct the sentence:  John did really good on his test.
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really well
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to adjudicate is to settle...
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by judicial authority
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malleable means...
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adaptable
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the prefix phleb means
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vein
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the most important concept in proving a crime is
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intent
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the axilla is the
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armpit
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ademption acts as a revocation of...
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a legacy
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In Federal Case No. 83-6321-JS, the 83 stands for
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year
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The word inguinal pertains to the
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groin
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if a person is hirsute, she is...
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hairy
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the posterior cranial fossa contains the
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cerebellum
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the publisher of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and man other statute books is
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West Publishing Company
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A harbinger is a
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precursor
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an aneurysm is a dilation of
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a blood vessel
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the prefix salping means
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tube
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The word perspicacity means most nearly
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shrewdness
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if the judge orders something stricken from the record, the reporter should
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include the stricken material in the transcript along with the judge's order to strike
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Without using a computerized stenotype machine, it is possible to produce a computer transcript by using
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an optical scanner
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a ramus is a
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branch
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Correct:  He inferred from the speech that we should canvas the neighborhood
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inferred...canvass
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if a case is on all fours with another case,
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it is substantially similar to it
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the prefix hepat means
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liver
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an action in replevin has for its purpose
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the recovery of personal property
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the double-folded membrane around each lung is the
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pleura
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the phrase quid pro quo means
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consideration
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the phrase intra vires means
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within the powers
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Correct:  Mary is one of the girls who has all ready had the mumps.
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have already
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the prefix oophoro means
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ovary
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a homicide committed in the perpetration of a felony may be tried under the
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felony muder rule
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to abate is to
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quash
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the instrument for measuring blood pressure is a
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sphygmomanometer
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the phrase to receive redress means most nearly
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reparation for a wrong
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a rift is a
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split
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the voir dire is
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an examination of a witness to determine his competency
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Correct:  Try and get the manager to effect changes in the overtime procedure.
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try to....effect
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the term non sequitur means
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it is a fallacious conclusion
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something which is incorporeal is
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intangible
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pyelitis is inflammation of the
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kidney
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the pituitary gland is in the
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head
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the word secular means most nearly
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worldly
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a cursor
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highlights the monitor at the point where you are editing
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to mollify is to
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pacify
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Correct:  our currant supply of stationery is almost exhausted
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current...stationery
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the word clemency means most nearly
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mercy
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to mitigate is to
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lessen
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Correct:  The country was placed under marshal law after the coupe.
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martial law after the coup
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the word alacrity means most nearly
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briskness
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if there are several defendants in a civil case, the relative order in presenting evidence and in argument is determined
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at the court's discretion
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the word fortuitous means most nearly
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accidental
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a greenstick fracture is
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incomplete
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a person who is contentious is
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quarrelsome
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the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution is often referred to as the
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due process amendment
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a travesty
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mockery
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simply defining the rights of the parties is done by
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declaratory judgment
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the term deglutition means
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swallowing
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to vitiate is to
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make legally defective
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a trifling sum awarded to a plaintiff where there is no substantial loss to be compensated is known as
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nominal damages
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when the terms of a contract have been set forth in writing and the court does not allow the admission of oral evidence to refute the written contract, it is known as following
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the parol evidence rule
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to equivocate it to
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lie
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in a civil case, if the jury is split evenly after the first vote and so informs the court, probably
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the jury will be sent out again.
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the front teeth are called
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incisors
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bringing the accused back to the jurisdiction of the court is called
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extradition
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to sully is to
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soil
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which of the following would take place first in the ordinary case?
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challenge for cause
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