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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 |
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| (adj) self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule |
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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 |
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| (adj) fair, just, embodying principles of justice |
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| (v) to free from entaglements or difficulties; to remove with effort |
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| (v) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts |
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| (v) to mock, treat with contempt |
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| (adj) tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable |
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| (n) a rule of conduct or action |
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| (adj) beneficial, helpful, healthful, wholesome |
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| (adj) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm |
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| (v) (v) to whip, punish severely; (n) a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism |
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| (adj) funereal, tomb-like; extremely gloomy or dismal |
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| (adj) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy |
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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 |
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| (adj) not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity |
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| dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force |
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