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20 Cards in this Set
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Amnesty
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(n) an official order by a government that allows a particular group of prisoners to go free; a period of time when you can admit to doing something illegal without being punished
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Autonomy
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(n) freedom that a place or an organization has to govern or control itself
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Axiomatic
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(adj) something that does not need to be proved because you can easily see that it is true
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Blazon
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(v) to be written or shown on something in a very noticeable way
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Caveat
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(n) a warning that something may not be completely true, effective, etc.
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Equitable
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(adj) treating all people in a fair and equal way
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Extricate
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(v) to escape from a difficult or embarrassing situation, or to help someone escape
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Filch
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(v) to steal something small or not very valuable
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Flout
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(v) to deliberately disobey a law, rule etc, without trying to hide what you are doing
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Fractious
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(adj) someone who is fractious becomes angry very easily
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Precept
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(n) rule on which a way of thinking or behaving is based
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Salutary
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(adj) helpful
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Scathing
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(adj) a remark criticizing someone or something very severely
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Scourge
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(v) to cause a lot of harm or suffering to a place or group of people (n) something that causes a lot of harm or suffering
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Sepulchral
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(adj) sad, serious, and slightly frightening
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Soporific
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(adj) making you feel ready to sleep (n) something that makes you feel ready to sleep
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Straightlaced
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(adj) having strict, old-fashioned ideas about moral behaviour
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Transient
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(adj) continuing only for a short time (n) someone who has no home and moves around from place to place
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Unwieldly
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(adj) an object that is big, heavy, and difficult to carry or use
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Vapid
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(adj) lacking intelligence, interest, or imagination
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