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  • 41Second Amendment to the United States Constitution — The Second Amendment (Amendment II) to the United States Constitution is a part of the United States Bill of Rights that protects the pre existing individual right to possess and carry weapons (i.e. keep and bear arms ) in case of confrontation.… …

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  • 42Scruple — • An unfounded apprehension and consequently unwarranted fear that something is a sin which, as a matter of fact, is not Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Scruple     Scruple      …

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  • 43careful — 1 solicitous, anxious, worried, concerned (see under CARE n) Analogous words: disquieted, perturbed, discomposed, disturbed, upset (see DISCOMPOSE): troubled, distressed (see TROUBLE vb): *watchful, vigilant, alert 2 Careful, meticulous,… …

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  • 44overscrupulous — adj. excessively scrupulous or particular. * * * | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : unduly or excessively scrupulous * * * overscrupulously, adv. overscrupulousness, n. /oh veuhr skrooh pyeuh leuhs/, adj. excessively scrupulous. [1590 1600; OVER… …

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  • 45Militia (United States) — The role of militia, also known as military service and duty, in the United States is complex and has transformed over time.[1] The term militia can be used to describe any number of groups within the United States. Primarily, these fall into:… …

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  • 46meticulous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. fastidious, exacting, scrupulous. See taste, truth. Ant., sloppy, careless. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. scrupulous, fastidious, precise, careful; see accurate 1 , 2 , careful . See Synonym Study at… …

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  • 47careful — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. meticulous, thorough, painstaking, scrupulous, cautious, wary, circumspect, discreet, solicitous, concerned, deliberate, provident, conservative, prudent, particular, rigorous, fussy, finicky, prim, exacting, sober,… …

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  • 48upright — upright, honest, just, conscientious, scrupulous, honorable are comparable when they are applied to men or their acts and words and mean having or exhibiting a strict regard for what is morally right. Upright implies manifest rectitude and an… …

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  • 49careful — adjective (carefuller; carefullest) Date: before 12th century 1. archaic a. solicitous, anxious b. filling with care or solicitude 2. exercising or taking care 3. a. marked by …

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  • 50upright — I. adjective Date: before 12th century 1. a. perpendicular, vertical b. erect in carriage or posture c. having the main axis or a main part perpendicular < upright freezer > 2. marked by strong moral rectitude < an upright citizen > • …

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