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20 Cards in this Set
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amnesty
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n. a general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgivness or absolution
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autonomy
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n. self-government, political control
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axiomatic
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adj. self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule
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blazon
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v. to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely
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caveat
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n. a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior
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equitable
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adj. fair, just embodying principes of justice
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extricate
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v. to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort
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filch
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v. to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts. also the name of a scragly janitor-man at Hogwarts.
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flout
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v. to mock, treat with contempt
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fractious
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adj. tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contraty, unpredictable
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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, helpful; healthful, wholesome
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scathing
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adj. bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm
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scourge
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v. to whip, punish severly; n. a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism
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sepulchral
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adj. funereal, typical of the tomb: extremely gloomy or dismal
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sopoforic
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adj. tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; n. something that induces sleep
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straitlaced
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adj. extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical
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transient
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adj. lasting only a short time, fleeting; n. one who s tays only a short time
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unwieldy
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adj. not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size of complexity
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vapid
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adj. dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force
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