Vocab Unit 5

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amnesty

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(n) a general pardon for an offense against a government, in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution

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autonomy

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(n) self-government, political control
s: home rule
a: dependence, subjection, colonial status

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axiomatic

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(adj) self-evident, expressinga universally accepted principle or rule

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blazon

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(v) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely
s: broadcast, trumpet
a: hide, conceal, cover up, bury

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caveat

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(n) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior
s: admonition, word to the wise

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equitable

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(adj) fair, just, embodying principles of justice
s: right, reasonable, evenhanded
a: unjust, unfair, one-sided, disproportionate

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extricate

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(v) to free from entanglements of difficulties; to remove with effort
s: disentangle, extract, disengage
a: enmesh, entangle, involve

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filch

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(v) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petter amounts
s: pilfer, purloin, swipe

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flout

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(v) to mock, treat with contempt
s: scoff at, sneer at, snicker at, scorn
a: obey, honor, revere, uphold

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fractious

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(adj) tending to be troublesome: unruly, quarrelsome, contrary, unpredictable
s: refractory, recalcitrant, peevish
a: docile, tractable, cooperative

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precept

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(n) a rule of conduct or action
s: principle, maxim

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salutary

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(adj) beneficial, helpful: healthful, wholesome
s: salubrious, curative
a: detrimental, deletorious, pernicious

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scathing

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(adj) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm
s: searing, harsh, ferocious, savage
a: bland, mild

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scourge

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(v) to whip, punish severely,
(n) a couse of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or critism
s:(v) flog, beat (n) bane, plague, pestilence
a:(n) godsend, boon, blessing

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soporific

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(adj) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy
(n) something that induces sleep
s:(n) narcotic, anesthetic
a:(adj) stimulating (n) stimulant, stimulus

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straitlaced

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(adj) extreme;ustrict in regard to oral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical
s: highly conventioinal, overly strict, stuffy
a: lax, loose, indulgent, permissive, dissolute

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transient

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(adj) lasting only a short time, fleeting
(n) one who stays only a short time
s: impermanent, ephemeral, evanescent
a: permanent, imperishable, immortal

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unwieldy

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(adj) not esaily carried, handled,or managed because of size or complexity
s: cumbersome, bulky, clumsy, impractical
a: manageable, easy to handle

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sepulchral

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(adj) funeral, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal
s: doleful, lugubrious, mortuary

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vapid

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(adj) dull, uninteresting, tiresome, lacking in sharpness, falvor, liveliness, or force
s: insipid, lifeless, colorless
a: zestly, spicy, savory, colorful, lively