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22 Cards in this Set
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(v) to mock, treat with contempt |
flout |
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(n) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior |
caveat |
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(v) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely |
blazon |
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(v) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts |
filch |
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(adj) tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsom, contrary; unpredictable |
fractious |
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(adj) fair, just, embodying principles of justice |
equitable |
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(nn) self-government, political control |
autonomy |
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(n) an addition or supplement designed to increase correctness, completeness, or currency |
addendum |
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(n) a general pardon for any offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness |
amnesty |
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(adj) self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule |
axiomatic |
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(v) to free from entanglements or difficulties; remove with effort |
extricate |
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(adj) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy (n) something that induces sleep |
soporific |
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(adj) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm |
scathing |
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(adj) not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity |
unwieldy |
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(adj) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force |
vapid |
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(v) to predict, especially on the basis of present indictions or signs, foretoken |
prognosticate |
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(adj) funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal |
sepulchral |
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(adj) beneficial, helpful; healthy, wholesome |
salutary |
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(adj) extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical |
straitlaced |
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(v) to whip, punish severely (n) a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment, puritanical |
scourge |
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(n) a rule of conduct or action |
precept |
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(adj) lasting only a short time, fleeting (n) one who stays only a short time |
transient |
