Vocab 5 Flashcards by nick guidoboni | Brainscape

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Autonomy

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Self-government

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Amnesty

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A general pardon

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Axiomatic

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Self-evident

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Blazon

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To proclaim widely

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Caveat

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A warning or caution

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Equitable

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Fair

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Extricate

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To free from entanglements

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Filch

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To steal

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Flout

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To mock, brag, treat with contempt

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Fractious

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Tending to be troublesome

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Precept

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A rule of conduct

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Salutary

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Beneficial

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Scathing

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Bitterly severe

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Scourge

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To whip, punish severely

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Sepulchral

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Funereal

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Soporific

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Tending to cause sleep

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Straitlaced

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Extremely strict in regard to moral standards

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Transient

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Lasting only a short time

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Unwieldy

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Not easily carried due to size or complexity

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Vapid

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Uninteresting, tiresome