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20 Cards in this Set
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Amnesty
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(n) pardon
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Autonomy
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(n) self-government
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Axiomatic
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(adj) self-evident
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Blazon
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(v) to adorn or embellish; to publish or proclaim widely
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Caveat
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(n) a warning or caution
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Equitable
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(adj) fair, just
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Extricate
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(v) to remove with effort
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Filch
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(v) to steal
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Flout
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(v) to mock
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Fractious
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(adj) unruly, quarrelsome
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Precept
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(n) a rule of conduct or action
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Salutary
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(adj) beneficial
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Scathing
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(adj) bitterly severe
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Scourge
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(v) to whip, punish
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Sepulchral
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(adj) extremely gloomy
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Soporific
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(adj) tending to cause sleep
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Straitlaced
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(adj) extremely strict
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Transient
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(adj) lasting only a short time
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Unwieldy
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(adj) not easily carried
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Vapid
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(adj) uninteresting
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