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22 Cards in this Set
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amnesty
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in general, any act of forgivness
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prognosticate
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to predict, present indications or signs, foretoken
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sepulchral
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extreamly gloomy, very sad, funereal
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salutary
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helpful; healthy, wholesome
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straitlaced
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extreamly strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish
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addendum
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an addition or supplement designed to increse correctness, curreny
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soporific
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tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy
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scathing
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bitterly severe, withering, causing harm
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flout
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to mock, treat with contempt
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caveat
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a warning or coution to prevent misunderstanding
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autonomy
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self-government political control
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equitable
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fair, just, embodying principles or justice
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blazon
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to adorn or embellish; to publish
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extricate
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to free from entanglements or difficulies.
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franctous
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tending to be troublesome, unruly
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filch
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to steal, in a sneaky way
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axiomatic
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self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule
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unwieldy
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not carried well, hard to hold
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vapid
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dull, lackng in sharpness, or color
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scourge
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to whip, punish severly; suffering
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precept
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a rule of conduct or action
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transient
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lasting only a short time, fleeting
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