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| (n) a general pardon for an offense against a gov't in general, any act of forgiveness were freed or absolution |
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(n) self-gov't, political control
s: home rule
a: dependence, subjetion, colonial status |
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(adj) self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule
s: taken for granted
a: questionable, dubious, controversial |
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(v) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely
s: broadcast, trumpet
a: hide, conceal, cover up, bury |
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(n) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior
s: admonition, word to the wise |
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(adj) fair, just, embodying principles of justice
s: right, reasonable, evenhanded
a: unjust, unfair, one-sided, disproportionate |
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(v) to free from entanglemints or difficulties; to remove with effort
s: disentangle, extract, disengage
a: enmesh, entangle, involve |
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(v) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts
s: pilfer, purloin, swipe |
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(v) to mock, treat with contempt
s: scoff at, sneer at, snicker at, scorn
a: obey,honor, revere, uphold |
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(adj) tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable
s: refactory, recalcitrant, peevish
a: docile, tractable, cooperative |
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(n) a rule of conduct or action
s: principle, maxim |
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(adj) beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome
s: salubrious, curative
a: detrimental, deleterious, pernicious |
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(adj) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm
s: searing, harsh, ferocious, savage
a: bland, mild |
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(v) to whip, punish severely(n) a cause of afflication or suffering; a scource of severe punishment or criticism
s: flog beat(n) bane, plague, pestilence
a: godsend, boon, blessing |
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(adj) funereal, typical of the tomb; extreamly gloomy or dismal
s: doleful, lugubrious, mortuary |
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(adj) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy (n) something that indicates sleep
s: narcotic, anesthetic
a:stimulating(n) stimulant, stinulus |
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(adj) extreamly strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical
s: highly conventional, overly srtict, stuffy
a: lax, loose, indulgent, permissive, dissolute |
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(adj) lasting only a short time, fleeting (n) one who stays only a short time
s: impermanent, ephemeral, evanescent
a: permanent, imperishable, immortal |
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(adj) not ealily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity
s: cumbersome, bulky, clumsy, impractical
a: managable, easy to handle |
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(adj) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force
s: insipid, lifeless, colorless
a: zesty, spicey, savory, colorful, lively |
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