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Amnesty
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A general pardon for an offense against a government, in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution
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When you have animosity towards someone you are forgiving and pardon their mistakes
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Autonomy
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Self-government, political control
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Auto means that you (self) have control over something.
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Axiomatic
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Self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule
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When someone pulls out an ax they are expressing a rule or principle. Also when they pull it out its self evident what they want to do
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Blazon
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To adorn or embelish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely
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Blazine is not afraid to proclaim something or display something
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Caveat
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A warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior
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Cave - Cavemen need a warning so they are not misunderstood
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Equitable
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Fair, just embodying principles of justice
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Equit (Equal) To be equal its fair in principles
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Extricate
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To free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort
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Filch
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To steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts
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Filch (Finch) Micheal is very sneaky when he steals items
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Flout
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To mock, treat with contempt
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Flout rythmes with pout
People mock those who pout |
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Fractious
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Tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable
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Fractions remind me of Melissa
She is unpredictable and gets in trouble at her school |
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Precept
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A rule of conduct or action
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Salutary
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Beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome
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When you salute your in an army
An army is healthy and beneficial for you because you learn new things that become helpful in your life |
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Scathing
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Bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm
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Scat ( Cat )
Cats claws are severe and can cause great harm |
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Scourage
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To whip, punish severely
A cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism |
Scour (Scourge) Rage
Scrouge is a mean person who punishes pple because of his rage |
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Sephulchral
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Funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal
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Seph ( Steph ) Everytime she talks about herself its glommy and depressing which reminds you of a funeral
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Soporific
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Tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy
Something that induces sleep |
Sopor ( Sophs) Soph year your tired of high school and you sleep during every class
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Straitlaced
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Extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical
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When your laces on your shoes are strait you are very strict in conduct
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Transient
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Lasting only a short time, fleeting;
One who stays only a short time |
Trans ( Transient) The bus only says at a stop for a short time
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Unwieldy
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Not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity
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Wield looks like wild...when something is wild its hard to handle are carry
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Vapid
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Dull, uninteresting, tiresome;
Lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force |
Vapid ( Reminds me of Vapor that you breath in when your sick) When your sick your dull and lack in liveliness
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