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100

A general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution

Amnesty

100

Self-government, political control

Autonomy

100

Self-evident, expressing a university accepted principle

Axiomatic

100

To Adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely

Blazon

200

A warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior

Caveat

200

Fair,just, embodying principles of justice

Equitable

200

To free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort

Extricate

200

To steal, especially in a sneaky way and in pretty amounts

Filch

300

To mock, treat with contempt

Flout

300

Tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable

Fractious

300

A rule of conduct or action

Precept

300

Beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome

Salutary 

400

Tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy

Soporific

400

Funereal, typical of the tomb

Sepulchral 

400

To whip, punish severely; cause of affliction or suffering

Scourge

400

Bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm

Scathing

500

Extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct, prudish

Straitlaced 

500

Lasting only a short time, fleeting

Transient

500

Not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity

Unwieldy 

500

Dull, uninteresting, tiresome

Vapid