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| (n)a general pardon for an offense against a government;in general,any act of forgiveness or absolution |
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(n)self government, political control
syn:Home rule
ant:dependence, subjection, colonial status |
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(adj)self-evident,expressing a universally accepted principle or rule
syn:taken for granted
ant:questionable,dubious,controversial |
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| (v)to adorn or embellish;to display conspicuously;to publish or proclaim widely |
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(n)a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior
syn:admonition,word to the wise |
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(adj)fair,just,embodying principles of justice
syn:right,reasonable,evenhanded
ant:unjust,unfair,one-sided,disaproportionate |
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(v)to free from entanglements or difficulties;to remove with effort
syn:disentangle,extract,disengage
ant:enmesh,entangle,involve |
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(v)to steal especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts
syn:pilfer,purloin,swipe |
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(v)to mock,treat with contempt
syn:scoff at,sneer at,snicker at,scorn
ant:obey,honor,revere,uphold |
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(adj)tending to be troublesome unruly,quarrelsome,contray;unpredictable
syn:refractory,recakcitrant,peevish
ant:docile.tractable,cooperative |
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(n)a rule of conduct or action
syn:principle,maxim |
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(adj)beneficial,helpful;healthful,wholesome
syn:salubrious,curative
ant:detrimental.deleterious,pernicious |
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| (adj)bitterly severe,withering;causing great harm |
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(v)to whip,punish severely;(n) a cause of afliction or suffering;a source of severe punishment or criticism
syn:(v)flog,beat;(n)bane,plague,pestilence
ant:(n)godsend,boon,blessing |
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(adj)tending to cause sleep,relating to sleepiness or lethargy;(n)something that induces sleep
syn:(n)narcotic,anesthetic
ant:(adj)stimulating;(n)stimulant,stimulus |
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| (adj)extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct;prudish,puritanical |
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(adj)lasting only a short time,fleeting.(n)one who stays only a short time
syn:(adj)impermanent,ephemeral,evanescent
ant:(adj)permanent,imperishable,immortal |
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(adj)not easily carried,handled,ormanaged because of size or complexity
syn:cumbersome,bulky,clumsy,impractical
ant:manageable,easy to handle |
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(adj)dull,interesting,tiresome;lacking in sharpness,flavor,liveliness,or force
syn:insipid,lifeless,colorless
ant:zesty,spicy,savory,colorful,lively |
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