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Amnesty
A general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution
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Autonomy
Self-government, political control
- Syn: home rule
- Ant: dependence, subjection, colonial status
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Axiomatic
Self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule
- Syn: taken for granted
- Ant: questionable, dubious, controversial
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Blazon
To adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely
- Syn: broadcast, trumpet
- Ant: hide, conceal, cover up, bury
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Caveat
A warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior
Syn: admonition, word to the wise
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Equitable
Fair, just, embodying principles of justice
- Syn: right, reasonable, evenhanded
- Ant: unjust, unfair, one-sided, disproportionate
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Extricate
To free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort
- Syn: disentangle, extract, disengage
- Ant: enmesh, entangle, involve
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Filch
To steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts
Syn: pilfer, purloin, swipe
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Flout
To mock, treat with contempt
- Syn: scoff at, sneer at, snicker at, scorn
- Ant: obey, honor, revere, uphold
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Fractious
Tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpreductable
- Syn: refractory, recalcitrant, peevish
- Ant: docile, tractable, cooperative
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Percept
A rule of conduct or action
Syn: principle, maxim
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Salutary
Beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome
- Syn: salubrious, curative
- Ant: detrimental, deleterious, pernicious
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Scathing
Bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm
- Syn: searing, harsh, ferocious, savage
- Ant: bland, mild
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Scourge
To whip, punish severely; a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism
- Syn: flog, beat; bane, plague, pestilence
- Ant: godsend, boon, blessing
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Sepulchral
Funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal
Syn: doleful, lugubrious, mortuary
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Soporific
tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; something that induces sleep
- Syn: narcotic, anesthetic
- Any: stimulating; stimulant, stimulus
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Straitlaced
Extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical
- Syn: highly conventional, overly strict, stuffy
- Ant: lax, loose, indulgent, permissive, dissolute
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Transient
Lasting only a short time; fleeting; one who stays only a short time
- Syn: impermanent, ephemeral, evanescent
- Ant: permanent, imperishable, immortal
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Unwieldy
Not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity
- Syn: cumbersome, bulky, clumsy, impractical
- Ant: Manageable, easy to handle
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Vapid
Dull, uninterestimng, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force
- Syn: insipid, lifeless, colorless
- Ant: zesty, spicy, savory, colorful, lively
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