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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 government
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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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broad cast, trumpet, stand out
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caveat
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warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage bahavior
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equitable
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fair, just, right, reasonable
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extricate
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to free from entanglement or dificulties; disentangle, extract, disengage
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filch
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to steal, pilfer, purloin, swip
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flout
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to mock, scoff at sneer at snicker at scorn
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fractious
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tending to be trouble some, unrule, querrelsom, unpredictable, refractory, reclcitrant, peevish
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precept
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a rule of conduct or action, principal, maxim
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salutary
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beneficial, helpful, salubrious, curative
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scathing
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critical, bitterly severe, searing, harsh, ferocious, savage
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scourge
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(V.)to whip severly, to punish severly, flog, beat (N.)severe punishment, bane, plague, pestilence
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sepulcral
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funeral, typical to the tomb
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soporific
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(ADJ.) tending to cause sleep
(N.) something that induces sleep, narcotic, anesthetic |
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straitlaced
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extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct, prudish, puritanical, stuffy, highly conventional
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transient
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(ADJ.)not lasting, impermanent, ephemeral, evanescent, (N.) one who stays only a short time
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unwieldy
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not easyly carried or handled, cumbersom, bulky, clumsy, impractical
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vapid
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dull, lack of shape, insipid, lifeless, colorless
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