Sadlier Oxford Level F Unit 5 Synonyms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Amnesty | no synonyms: Amnesty |
| Autonomy | home rule |
| Axiomatic | taken for granted |
| Blazon | broadcast, trumpet |
| Caveat | admonition, word to the wise |
| Equitable | right, reasonable, evenhanded |
| Extricate | disentangle, extract, disengage |
| Filch | pilfer, purloin, swipe |
| Flout | scoff at, sneer at, snicker at, scorn |
| Fractious | refractory, recalcitrant, peevish |
| Precept | principle, maxim |
| Salutary | salubrious, curative |
| Scathing | searing, harsh, ferocious, savage |
| Scourge | flog, beat; bane, plague, pestilence |
| Sepulchral | doleful, lugubrious, mortuary |
| Soporific | narcotic, anesthetic |
| Straitlaced | highly conventional, overly strict, stuffy |
| Transient | impermanent, ephemeral, evanescent |
| Unwieldy | cumbersome, bulky, clumsy, impractical |
| Vapid | insipid, lifeless, colorless |
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