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(n) a general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution
Amensty
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(n) self-government, political contro
Autonomy
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(adj) self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule
Axiomatic
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(v) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely
Blazon
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(n) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior
Caveat
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(adj) fair, just, embodying principles of justice
Equitable
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(v) to free from entanglement or difficulties; to remove with effort
Extricate
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(v) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts
Filch
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(v) to mock, treat with contempt
Flout
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(adj) tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable
Fractious
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(n) a rule of conduct or action
Precept
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(adj) beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome
Salutary
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(adj) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm
Scathing
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(v) to whip, punish severely; (n) a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism
Scourge
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(adj) funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely dismal or gloomy
Sepulchral
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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) extremely strict in regard to moral standards or conduct; prudish, puritanical
Straitlaced
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(adj) lasting only a short time, sleeting; (n) one who stays only a short time
Transient
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(adj) not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity
Unwieldly
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(adj) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness or force
Vapid
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