| A | B |
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| amnesty | a general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution |
| autonomy | self-governemt, political control |
| axiomatic | self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule |
| blazon | to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely |
| caveat | a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourafe behavior |
| equitable | fair, just embodying principles of justice |
| extricate | to free entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort |
| flich | to steal in a sneaky way in small amounts |
| flout | to mock, treat with contempt |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome; unruly, unpredictable; quarrelsome |
| precept | a rule of conduct or action |
| salutary | beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome |
| scathing | bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm |
| scourge | to whip, punish severely; noun - a couse of suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism |
| sepulcharal | funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy |
| soporific | tending to cause sleep; noun - something that induces sleep |
| straitlaced | extrememly strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical |
| transient | lasting only a short time, fleeting; noun - one who stays only a short time |
| unwieldy | not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity |
| vapid | dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force |
