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80 Cards in this Set
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amnesty
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gerneral pardon for an offense
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autonomy
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self government
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axiomatic
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self evident
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blazon
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brodcast proclaim widely
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caveat
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word to the wise
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equitable
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fair, just
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extricate
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to remove with effort
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filch
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steal in petty amounts
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flout
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mock, treat with contempt
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fractious
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peevish, quarelsome
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precept
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a rule of conduct or action
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salutary
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beneficial, helpful, wholesome
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scathing
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bitterly sever, causing great harm
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scourge
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to whip, punish severely a cause of affliction suffering or punishment
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sepulchral
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gloomy, of the tomb
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soporific
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relating to sleep
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straitlaced
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strict in morals and conduct
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transient
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fleeting, short time
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unwieldy
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not easily handled or managed
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vapid
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dull uninteresting, tiresome
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anomalous
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irregular, departing from the usual
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aspersion
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damaging or derogatory statement
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bizarre
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extremely stange, just plain weird
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brusque
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abrupt, blunt
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cajole
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toax, persuade, decieve through false promises
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castigate
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punish severely, to criticize severely
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contrive
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invent, devise, concoct
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demagogue
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leader who exploits to gain power
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disabuse
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free from deception or error
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ennui
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weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest
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fetter
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bond, restraint, to bind or hamper
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heinous
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very wicked, offensive, hateful
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immutable
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constant, not subject to change
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insurgent
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revolutionary, rebellious, mutinous
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megalomania
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delusions of grandeur
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sinecure
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easy job
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surreptitious
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stealthy secret made by fraud
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transgress
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overstep, exceed bounds, sin, violate a law
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transmute
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transform, convert
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vicarious
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experienced by one person in place of another
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austere
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sever or stern in manner, simple, plain, harsh in flavor
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beneficent
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humanitarian, performing acts of kindness or charity
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cadaverous
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pale, resembling a corpse
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concoct
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creat, prepare
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crass
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stupid, unfeeling, vulgar, crude
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debase
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cheapen, corrupt, lower in value
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desecrate
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to commit sacrilege upon
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disconcert
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upset, confuse, disturb the composure of
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grandiose
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majestic, bombastic pompous
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inconsequential
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unimportant
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infraction
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a violation
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mitigate
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lessen
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pillage
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ravage, sack, loot
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prate
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chatter, blabber
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punctilious
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precise, exact, careful
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redoubtable
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inspiring fear or awe
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reprove
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shastise, scold
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restitution
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compensation
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stalwart
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sturdy, staout, valiant
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vulnerable
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succeptable to harm
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acrimonious
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stinging, bitter in temper or tone
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bovine
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stolid, dull, stupid, resembling cow or ox
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sonsternation
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dismay, amazement, confusion
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corpulent
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fat, overweight
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disavow
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disown, deny responsibility
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dispassionate
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impartial, calm, free from emotion
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dissension
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strife, disagreement
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dissipate
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disperse, cause to disappear, waste
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expurgate
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purge, censor
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guantlet
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dare, provocation, punishment, trial, armored or protective glove
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hypothetical
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assumed, supposed, conditional
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ignoble
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mean, low, base
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impugn
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to call into question, challenge, deny
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intemperate
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excessive, extreme
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odium
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hatred, contempt, shame
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perfidy
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faithlessness, betrayal, treason
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relegate
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transfer, place in a lower position
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squeamish
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nauseated, queasy
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subservient
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secondary, useful for some end
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susceptible
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vulnerable
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