Literature Chapter Five
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jennshaw95 on January 30, 2012
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Chinese, Simplified | English |
|---|---|
 Amnesty | A general pardon for an offense against a government;in general, any act of forgiveness |
| Autonomy | Self-governing, political control |
| Axiomatic | Self evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule |
| Blazon | To adorn or embellish; to publish or proclaim widely |
| Caveat | Warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior |
| Equitable | Fair, just, embodying principles of justice |
| Extricate | To free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort |
| Filch | To steal , especially in a sneaky way an in petty amounts |
| Flout | To mock, trat with contempt |
| Fractious | Tending to be troublesome; unruly, unpredictable |
| Precept | A rule of conduct or action |
| Salutary | Beneficial, helpful, wholesome, healthful |
| Scathing | Bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm |
| Scourge | To whip, punish severely; a cause of great affliction or suffering |
| Sepulchral | Funeral; extremely gloomy or dismay |
| Soporific | Tending to cause sleep; something that induces sleep |
| Straitlaced | Extremely strict in regard to moral conduct |
| Transient | Lating only a short time; 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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