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20 Cards in this Set
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Amnesty
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A general pardon for an offense against a government, any act of forgiveness or absolution
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automony
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self gov, political control
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axiomatic
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self evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule
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blazon
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to adorn or embellish, display conspicuously, to publish or proclaim widely
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caveat
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warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior
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equitable
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fair, just, embodying principles of justice
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extricate
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to free from entanglements or difficulties, to remove with effort
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filch
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to steal, sneakly and in petty amounts
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flout
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to mock, treat with contempt
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fractious
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tending to be troublesome unruly quarrelsome, contrary, unpredictable
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precept
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a rule of conduct or action
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salutary
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benficial, helpful and healthful wholesome
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scathing
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bittlerly svere withering causing great harm
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scourge
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whip punish, cause suffering ; a souce of severe punishment or criticism
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sepulchral
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funereal, typical of the tomb, extrememly gloomy or dismal
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soporific
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tending to cause sleep relating to sleepiness or lethargy something that induces sleep
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straitlaced
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extremely strict in regard to maral standardsand conduct prudish puritanical
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transient
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short time, fleeting
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unwieldy
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not easily carried handled or manage because of size or complexity
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vapid
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dull, uninteresting, tiresome, flavor, force liveness.
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