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4805605933blasphemousdeeply disrespectful of or sacrilegious against God or sacred things; profane0
4805608148habeus corpuslegal document used to review the legality of the party's arrest, imprisonment, or detention1
4805609956inscrutableimpossible to understand or interpret2
4805611874magistratea civil officer or lay judge who administers the law3
4805613806manifestclear or obvious to the eye or mind4
4805616006non-conformityfailure or refusal to follow a standard rule or practice5
4805617426persecutionhostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race or political or religious beliefs6
4805619211repressionthe action of subduing someone or something by force7
4805620287seditiousinciting or causing people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch8
4805623230theologythe study of the nature of God and religious belief9
4805624455tolerantshowing willingness to allow the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with10
4805625885solacecomfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness11
4805628262profane(of a person or their behavior) not respectful of orthodox religious practice12
4805629522haughtyarrogantly superior and disdainful; really snobby13
4805630931relentbecome less severe or intense14
4805631960posterityall future generations of people; the descendants of a person15
4805633089covenantan agreement, especially by binding contract16
4805635497commissionan instruction, command, or duty given to a person or group of people17
4805636982conformitycompliance with standards, rules, or laws18
4805638411perjurewillfully tell an untruth when giving evidence to a court; lie under oath19
4805639455superfluousunnecessary, especially through being more than enough20
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