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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, quarrelsom, contrary; unpredictable |
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| (n.) a rule of conduct or action |
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| (adj.) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm |
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| (adj.) beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome |
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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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| (adj.) funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal |
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| (adj.) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; (n.) something that induces sleep |
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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 |
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| (adj.) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force |
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| (adj.) abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual |
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| (n.) a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming |
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| (adj.) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities |
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| (v.) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises |
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| (v.) to punish severely; to criticize severely |
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| (v.) to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan |
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| (n.) a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
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| (v.) to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking |
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| (n.) weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom |
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| (n.) a chain or shackle placed on the feet; anything that confines or restrains; (v.) to chain or shackle |
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| (adj.) very wicked, offensive, hateful |
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| (adj.) not subject to change, constant |
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| (n.) one who rebels or rises against authority; (adj.) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on |
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| (n.) a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth,talent etc., far in excess of reality |
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| (n.) a position requiring little or no work; an easy job |
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| (adj.) stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud |
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| (v.) to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law |
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| (v.) to change from one nature, substance, or form to another |
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| (adj.) performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another |
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| (adj.) severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor |
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(adj.) performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good |
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| (adj.) pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse |
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(v.) to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate |
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| (adj.) coarse, unfeeling; stupid |
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| (v.) to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate |
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| (v.) to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute |
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| (v.) to confuse; to disturb the composture of |
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| (adj.) grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated |
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| (adj.) trifling, unimportant |
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(n.) a breaking of a law or obligation |
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(v.) to make softer or milder, to moderate in force or intensity |
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| (v.) to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder; (n.) the act of looting, booty |
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| (v.) to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion |
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| (adj.) very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety |
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| (adj.) inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent |
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| (v.) to find fault with, scold, rebuke |
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(n.) the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position; making good on a loss or damage |
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| (adj.) strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; (n.) a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position |
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| (adj.) open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected |
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| (adj.) stinging, bitter in temper or tone |
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| (adj.) resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive |
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| (adj.) fat; having a large, bulky body |
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| (v.) to deny responsibility for a connection with |
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| (adj.) impartial; calm, free from emotion |
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| (n.) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion |
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| (v.) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spread foolishly, squander; to be extravagent in pursuit of pleasure |
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| (v.) to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify |
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(n.) an armored or protective glove; a challenge; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them; an ordeal |
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| (adj.) based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation |
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| (v.) to call into question; to attack as false |
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| (adj.) immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement |
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| (n.) hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct |
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| (n.) faithlessness, treachery |
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| (v.) to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish |
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| (adj.) inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined |
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| (adj.) subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end |
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| (adj.) open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance |
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