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Vocab Unit 5

Vocab Unit 5. 1-10. Amnesty. (n.) A general pardon for an offense against a government SYN: reprieve I-Am-Nasty, but my friends usually pardon my habits!. Autonomy. (n.) Self government, political control SYN: home rule. Axiomatic.

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Vocab Unit 5

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  1. Vocab Unit 5 1-10

  2. Amnesty • (n.) A general pardon for an offense against a government • SYN: reprieve • I-Am-Nasty, but my friends usually pardon my habits!

  3. Autonomy • (n.) Self government, political control • SYN: home rule

  4. Axiomatic • (adj.) Self-evident, expressing a universally expected principle • SYN: taken for granted • If you automatically take an ax to your hand during a fit of rage, you will have taken for granted this important part of your body.

  5. Blazon • To adorn or embellish, to display conspicuously • SYN: broadcast, trumpet • His zodiac sign was blazoned on the back of his jean jacket in Bedazzler jewels.

  6. Caveat • A warning or caution to prevent misunderstandings or discourage behavior • SYN: admonition, word to the wise

  7. Equitable • (adj.) Fair, just, embodying principles of justice • SYN: right, reasonable, evenhanded • EQUAL

  8. Extricate • (v.) To free from entanglements or difficulties • SYN: disentangle, extract

  9. Filch • (v.) To steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts • SYN: pilfer, purloin, swipe

  10. Flout • (v.) To mock, treat with contempt • SYN: sneer at, snicker at, scorn • FAIL OUT • Those who fail out at the the Flugtag may be flouted by those in attendance!

  11. Fractious • (adj.) Tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary, unpredictable • SYN: refractory, recalcitrant, peevish • The Republican Party has become fractious, or quarrelsome within itself, with the rising popularity of the Tea Party and Libertarians.

  12. Precept • (n.) a rule of conduct or action • Receipt: It is a precept, or rule of conduct, that a cashier hand you your receipt after purchasing food at Wawa.

  13. Salutary It may be beneficial to salute one’s superior officer. • (adj.) beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome

  14. Scathing (adj.) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm (a severe burn while sunbathing)

  15. Scourge (v.) to whip, punish severely; (n.) a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism Scourge =SCOLD Ebenezer Scrooge punished Bob Cratchit

  16. Sepulchral • (adj.) funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal • SEParate body and soul • Sepulchral and Funereal have the same ending.

  17. Soporific • (adj.) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; (n.) something that induces sleep • SO-BORING: Boring situations make people fall asleep.

  18. Straitlaced • (adj.) extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, purtanical WATCH SPELLING!!!

  19. Transient • (adj.) lasting only a short time, fleeting; (n.) one who stays only a short time • Rides on public transit are (hopefully) very brief.

  20. Unwieldy • (adj.) not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity • UNWIELDY • WILD- Not easily managed

  21. Vapid • (adj.) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force • VAPID is the opposite of RAPID.

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