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20 Cards in this Set
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amnesty
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general pardon
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autonomy
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self-government, home rule
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axiomatic
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self-evident, taken for granted
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blazon
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adorn or embellish
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caveat
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warning/caution, admonition
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equitable
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fair, just, embodying, right, just
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extricate
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free from entanglements or difficulties
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filch
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steal, pilfer
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flout
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mock, treat with contempt
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fractious
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tending to be troublesome, refractory, peevish
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precept
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rule of conduct or action, maximum
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salutary
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beneficial, helpful, salubrious
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scathing
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bitterly severe, searing, harsh
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scourge
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whip, flog, beat,
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sepulchral
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funereal, typical or the tomp, dolful, mortuary
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soporific
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tending to cause sleep, narcotic
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straitlaced
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extremely strict, stuffy
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transient
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lasting only a short time, fleeting, ephemeral
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unwieldy
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not easily carried, cumbersome, bulky
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vapid
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dull, uninteresting, tiresome,
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