Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 5
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Adolik13 on November 8, 2011
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English Vocab, msgmyenglishteacher
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 amnesty | a general pardon for an offense against a government, in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution |
| autonomy | self-government, political control |
| axiomatic | self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule |
| blazon | to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely |
| caveat | a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior |
| equitable | fair, just, embodying principles of justice |
| extricate | to free from entanglements or difficulties; of remove with effort |
| filch | to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts |
| flout | to mock, treat with contempt |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable |
| precept | a rule of conduct or action |
| salutary | beneficial, helpful;healthful, wholesome |
| scathing | bitterly severe, withering, causing great harm |
| scourge | to whip, punish severely, a cause of affliction of suffering, a source of sever punishment or criticism |
| sepulchral | funeral, typical of the tomb, extremely gloomy or dismal |
| soporific | tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy, something that induces sleep |
| straitlaced | extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct, prudish, puritanical |
| transient | lasting only a short time, fleeting, one who stays only a short time |
| unwieldy | not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity |
| vapid | dull, uninteresting, tiresome, lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force |
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