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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 governmen; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution
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autonomy
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self-government, politcal control
home rule dependence, subjection, colonial status |
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axiomatic
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self-evident, expressing a universally excepted principal or rule
taken for granted questionable, dubious, controversial |
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blazon
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to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely
broadcast, trumpet hide, conceal, cover up, bury |
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caveat
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a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior
admonition, word to the wise |
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equitable
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fair, just, embodying principles of justice
right, reasonable, evenhanded unjust, unfair, one-sided, disproportionate |
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extricate
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to free from entanglements or diffuculties; to remove with effort
disentangle, extract, disengage enmesh, entangle, involve |
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filch
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to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts
pilfer, purloin, swipe |
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flout
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to mock, treat with contempt
scoff at, sneer at, snicker at, scorn obey, honor, revere, uphold |
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fractious
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tending to be troublesome, unruly, quarrelsome, contray, unpredictable
refractory, recalcitrant, peevish docile, tractable, cooperative |
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precept
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a rule of conduct oor action
principle, maxim |
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salutary
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beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome
salubrious, curative detrimental, deleterious, pernicious |
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scathing
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bitterly severe, withering, causing great harm
searing, harsh, ferocious, savage bland, mild |
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scourge
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to whip, punish severly, a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism
flog; beat; bane, plague, pestilence godsend, boon, blessing |
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sepruchal
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funereal, typical of the tomb, extremley gloomy or dismal
doleful, lugubrious, mortuary |
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soporific
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tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; something that induces sleep
narcotic, anesthetic stimulating, stimulant, stimulus |
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straitlaced
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extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish; puritanical
highly convential, overly strict, stuffy lax, loose, indulgent, permissive, dissolute |
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transient
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lasting only a short time, fleeting; one who stays only a short time
impermanent, ephemeral, evanescent permanent, imperishable, immortal |
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unwieldy
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not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity
cumbersome, bulky, clumsy, impractical manageable, easy to handle |
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vapid
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dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, or force
insipid, lifeless, colorless zesty, spicy, savory, colorful, lively |
