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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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| ant: dependence, subjection, colonial status |
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| (adj) self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule |
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| ant: questionable, dubious, controversial |
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| (v) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim publicly |
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| ant: hide, conceal, cover up, bury |
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| (n) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discouraged behaviour |
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| syn: admonition, word to the wise |
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| (adj) fair, just, embodying principles of justice |
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| syn: right, reasonable, evenhanded |
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| ant: unjust, unfair, one-sided, disproportionate |
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| (v) to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort |
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| syn: disentangle, extract, disengage |
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| ant: enmesh, entangle, involve |
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| (v) to mock, treat with contempt |
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| syn: scoff at, sneer at, snicker at, scorn |
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| ant: obey, honor, revere, uphold |
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| (v) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts |
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| syn: pilfer, purloin, swipe |
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| (adj) tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable |
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| syn: refractory, recalcitrant, peevish |
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| ant: docile, tractable, cooperative |
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| (n) a rule of conduct or action |
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| (adj) beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome |
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| syn: salubrious, curative |
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| ant: detrimental, deleterious, pernicious |
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| (adj) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm |
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| syn: searing, harsh, ferocious, savage |
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| (v) to whip, punish severely; (n) a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism |
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| syn:(v) flog, beat; (n) bane, plague, pestilence |
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| ant: (n) godsend, boon, blessing |
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| (adj) funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal |
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| syn: doleful, lugubrious, mortuary |
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| (adj) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; (n) something that induces sleep |
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| syn: (n) narcotic, anesthetic |
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| 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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| syn: highly conversion, overly strict, stuffly |
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| ant: lax, loose, indulgent, permissive, dissolute |
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| (adj) lasting only a short time, fleeting; (n) one who stays only a short time |
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| syn: impermanent, ephemeral, evanescent |
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| (adj) not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity |
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| syn: cumbersome, bulky, clumsy, impractical |
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| (adj) duff, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness or force |
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| syn: insipid, lifeless, colorless |
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| ant: zesty, spicy, savory, colorful, lively |
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