Sadlier-Oxford Vocab Workshop Level F Unit 5
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Amnesty | (n.) A general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution. |
| Autonomy | (n.) Self-government, political control S: home rule A: dependence, subjection, colonial status |
| Axiomatic | (adj.) Self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule S: taken for granted A: questionable, dubious, controversial |
| Blazon | (v.) To adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely. S: broadcast, trumpet A: hide, conceal, cover up, bury |
| Caveat | (n.) A warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior S: admonition, word to the wise |
| Equitable | (adj.) Fair, just, embodying principles of justice S: right, reasonable, evenhanded A: unjust, unfair, one-sided, disproportionate |
| Extricate | (v.)To free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort. S: disentangle, extract, disengage A: enmesh, entangle, involve |
| Filch | (v.) To steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts. S: pilfer, purloin, swipe |
| Flout | (v.) To mock, treat with contempt. S: scoff at, sneer at, snicker at, scorn A: obey, honor, revere, uphold |
| Fractious | (adj.) Tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable. S: refractory, recalcitrant, peevish A: docile, tractable, cooperative |
| Precept | (n.) A rule of conduct or action. S: principle, maxim |
| Salutary | (adj.) Beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome S: salubrious, curative A: detrimental, deleterious, pernicious |
| Scathing | (adj.) Bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm S: searing, harsh, ferocious, savage A: bland, mild |
| Scourge | (v.) To whip, punish severely; (n.) A cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism S: flog, beat, bane, plague, pestilence A: godsend, boon, blessing |
| Sepulchral | (adj.) Funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal S: doleful, lugubrious, mortuary |
| Soporific | (adj.) Tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; (n.) Something that induces sleep S: narcotic, anesthetic A: stimulating, stimulant, stimulus |
| Straitlaced | (adj.) Extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical S: highly conventional, overly strict, stuffy A: lax, loose, indulgent, permissive, dissolute |
| Transient | (adj.) Lasting only a short time, fleeting; (n.) one who stays only a short time S: impermanent, ephemeral, evanescent A: permanent, imperishable, immortal |
| Unwieldy | (adj.) Not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity S: cumbersome, bulky, clumsy, impractical A: manageable, easy to handle |
| Vapid | (adj.) Dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force S: insipid, lifeless, colorless A: zesty, spicy, savory, colorful, lively |
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