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(n.) a general pardon for an offense against a government, any act of forgiveness or absolution
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am'nesty
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(n.) self-government, political control
s- home rule a-dependence, subjection, colonail status |
auton'omy
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(adj.) self-evident, expressing a universall accepted principle or rule
s- taken for granted a- questionable, dubious, controversial |
axiomat'ic
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(v.) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or procalim widely
s-broadcast, trumpet a- hide, conceal, cover up, bury |
blaz'on
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(n.) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior
s- admonition, word to the wise |
cav'eat
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(adj.) fair, just, embodying principles of justice
s- right, reasonable, evenhanded a- unjust, unfair, one-sided,disproportionate |
eq'uitable
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(v.) to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove woth effort
s-disentangle, extract, disengage a- enmesh, entangle, involve |
ex'tricate
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(v.) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts
s-pilfer, purloin, swipe |
filch
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(v.) to mock, treat with contempt
s-scoff at, sneer at, snicker at, scorn a-obey, honor, revere, uphold |
flout
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