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Expand your vocabulary with these words: autonomy, blazon, caveat, equitable, scathing, transient, vapid, fractious. Improve your language skills and communication. Gain knowledge and impress others with your word choices. Practice using synonyms and antonyms to grasp the meanings effectively. Enjoy learning and broadening your lexicon!
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Autonomy • (n) self-government, political control • Syn: home rule • Ant: dependence, subjection
Blazon • (v) to adorn or embellish, to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely • Syn: broadcast, trumpet • Ant: hide, conceal
Caveat • (n) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior • Syn: admonition
Equitable • (adj) fair, just, embodying principles of justice • Syn: right, reasonable • Ant: unjust, disproportionate
Scathing • (adj) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm • Syn: harsh, ferocious • Ant: bland, mild
Transient • (adj) lasting only a short time, fleeting; (n) one who stays only a short time • Syn: (adj) ephemeral, evanescent • Ant: permanent, imperishable
Vapid • (adj) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force • Syn: insipid, colorless • Ant: zesty, lively
Fractious • (adj) tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable • Syn: refractory, recalcitrant • Ant: docile, cooperative
Salutary • (adj) beneficial, helpful; healthy, wholesome • Syn: curative, salubrious • Ant: deleterious, pernicious
Soporific • (adj) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; (n) something that induces sleep • Syn: (n) narcotic, anesthetic • Ant: (adj) stimulating