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Addendum

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Something added, or to be added

2
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Amnesty

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A general pardon granted by a government

3
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Autonomy

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Self-governmen

4
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Axiomatic

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Evident without proof or argument

5
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Blazon

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To make widely or generally known; To display conspicuously

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Caveat

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A warning or caution

7
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Equitable

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Characterized by fairness

8
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Extricate

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o free or release from a difficulty or entanglement

9
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Filch

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To steal something in small quantities

10
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Flout

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To show dislike for; To mock

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Fractious

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Inclined to make trouble; Unruly

12
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Precept

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A rule of personal conduct

13
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Prognosticate

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To predict according to present indications or signs; foretell

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Salutary

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Beneficial; Healthful

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Scathing

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Regarding bitterly abusive criticism; harshly critical

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Soporific

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Something that causes sleep; (adj.) Causing or tending to cause sleep

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Straitlaced

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Excessively strict in behavior, morality, or opinions

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Scourge

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A means of inflicting severe suffering, vengeance, or punishment; (v.) To afflict with severe or widespread suffering and devastation, to whip

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Transient

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One who stays for only a short time; (adj.) Lasting a very short time, fleeting

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Unwieldy

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Moved or managed with difficulty, as f

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Vapid

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Lacking liveliness, animation, or interest; Dull

22
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Sepulchral

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Suggestive of the grave; melancholy