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20 Cards in this Set
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(n) a general pardon for an offence agains a government
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amnesty
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(n) Self-government, political control
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autonomy
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(adj) self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule
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axiomatic
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(v) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously to publish or proclaim widely
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blazon
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(n) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior
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caveat
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(adj) fair, just, embodying principles of justice
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equitable
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(v) to free from entanglements or difficulties to remove with effort
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extricate
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(v) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts
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filch
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(adj) tending to be troublesome, unruly, quarrelsome, contrary unpredictable
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fractious
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(n) a rule of conduct or action
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precept
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(adj) beneficial, helpful, healthful, wholesome
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salutary
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(adj) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm
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scathing
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(v) to whip, punish severely
(n) a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism |
scourge
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(adj) funeral, typical of the tomb; extremelygloomy or dismal
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sepulchral
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(adj)tending to cause sleep.or elthargy
(n)something that induces sleep |
sporific
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(adj) extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical
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straitlaced
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(adj) lasting only a short time, fleeting
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transient
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(adj) not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity
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unwieldy
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(adj) dull, uninteresting, itresome;lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force
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vapid
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(v) to mock, treat with contempt
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flout
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