(Noun) Self-government, political control

(Adjective) Self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle

(Verb) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely

(Noun) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior

(Adjective) fair, just, embodying principles of justice

(Verb) to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort

(Verb) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts

(Verb) to mock, treat with contempt

(Adjective) tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredicatable

(Noun) a rule of conduct or action

(Adjective) beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome

(Adjective) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm

(Verb) to whip, punish severely (Noun) a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism

(Adjective) funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal

(Adjective) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy, (Noun) something that induces sleep

(Adjective) extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical

(Adjective) lasting only a short time, fleeting; (Noun) one who stays only a short time

(Adjective) not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity

(Adjective) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force