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22 Cards in this Set
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Addendum
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An addition or supplement to increase correctness
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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, political control
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axiomatic
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self evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule
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Blazon
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To adorn or embellish, to display conspicuously, to publish our proclaim widely
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caveat
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a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or to discourage behavior
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equitable
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fair, just
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extricate
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to free from entanglement, to remove with effort
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filch
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to steal, in a sneaky way or in small amounts
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flout
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to mock, treat with contempt
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fractitious
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tending to be trouble some or unruly, unpredictable
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precept
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a rule of conduct or action
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prognosticate
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to predict, based on present signs
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salutary
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beneficial, healthy
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scathing
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bitterly severe, causing great harm
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scourge
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to whip or punish severely
a cause of affliction or suffering, sometimes criticism |
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sepulchral
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funereal, typically of the tomb, extremely gloomy or dismal
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soporific
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tending to cause sleep
something that induces sleep |
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straitlaced
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extremely strict in regard to moral standards, prudish
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transient
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lasting only a short time
one who stays only a short time |
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unwieldily
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not easily carried
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vapid
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dull, uninteresting, tiresome
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