Sadlier Oxford Vocabulary Unit 5 Part 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 precept (noun) | a rule of conduct or action |
| salutary (adj) | beneficial, helpful;healthful, wholesome |
| scathing (adj) | bitterly severe, withering, causing great harm |
| scourge (verb or noun) | to whip, punish severely, a cause of affliction of suffering, a source of sever punishment or criticism |
| sepulchral (adj) | funeral, typical of the tomb, extremely gloomy or dismal |
| soporific (adj or noun) | tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy, something that induces sleep |
| straitlaced (adj) | extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct, prudish, puritanical |
| transient (adj or noun) | lasting only a short time, fleeting, one who stays only a short time |
| unwieldy (adj) | not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity |
| vapid (adj) | dull, uninteresting, tiresome, lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force |
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