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20 Cards in this Set
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amnesty
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n. a general pardon for an offense against a government in general
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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 universal accapted principal
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blazon
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v. to adorn to embelish, to display conspicuously, to publish or proclaim widly
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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 principals 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, esspecially in a sneaky way
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flout
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v. to mock, treat with contempt
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fractious
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adj. tending to be troublesome, unruly, quarlesome
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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. benefical, helpful, healthful, wholesome
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scathing
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adj. bitterly severe, wiethering, causing great harm
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scourge
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v. to whip, punnish severley n. a cause of affliction
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sepulchral
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adj. funeral, typical of the tomb, extremly gloomy or dismsal
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soporific
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adj. tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness n. something that induces sleep
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straitlaced
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adj. extremly strict in regard to mroal standards and conduct
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transient
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adj. lasting only a short time; felleting n. one who only stays for a short time
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unwiedy
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adj. not easily carried, handeled, or managed becuase of the size or complexity
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vapid
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adj. dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, livleness, or force
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