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40 Cards in this Set
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amnesty
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(N)general pardon for an offense against a government; any act of forgiveness
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autonomy
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(n) self-government, political control
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axiomatic
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(adj) self evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule
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blazon
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(v) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously, to publish or proclaim widely
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caveat
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(n) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior
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equitable
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(adj) fair, just, embodying principles of justice
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extricate
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(v) to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort
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filch
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(v) to steal, pilfer in a sneaky way and in petty amounts
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flout
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(v) to mock, threat with contempt
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fractious
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(adj) tending to be troublesome, unruly, quarrelsome, contrary, unpredictable
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precept
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(n) a rule of conduct or action
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salutary
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(adj) beneficial, helpful; heathful, wholesome
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scathing
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(adj) bitterly severe, withering, causing great harm
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scourge
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(v) to whip, punish severely
(n) a cause of affliction or suffering |
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sepulchral
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(adj) funeral, typical of the tomb, extremley gloomy or dismal
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soporific
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(adj) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleeping
(n) something that includes sleep |
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straitlaced
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(adj) extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical
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transient
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(adj) lasting only a short time, fleeting
(n) one who stays only a short time |
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unwieldy
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(adj) not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity
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vapid
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(adj) dull, uninteresting, tiresome, lifeless
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anomalous
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abnormal
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aspersion
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damaging or deragatory statement
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bizarre
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stange, atypical
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brusque
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curt, abrupt, blunt
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cajole
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coax
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castigate
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punish severely, criticize severely
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contrive
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plan with ingenuity, invent
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demagogue
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a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims
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disabuse
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free from deceptino or error, set right in ideas or thinking
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ennui
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weariness or dissatisfaction, boredom
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fetter
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a chain or shackle placed on feet, to chain or shackle
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heinous
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wicked, offensive, hateful
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immutable
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not subject to change, constant
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insurgent
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one who rebels or rises against authority
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megalomania
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delusion marked by feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc
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sinecure
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a position requiring little or no work, easy job
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surreptitious
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stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation
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transgress
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go beyond a limit, to sin, violate a law
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transmute
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change from one nature substance or form to another
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vicarious
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performed, suffered, experienced by one person in place of another
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