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Unit 5 Vocab level F
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Amnesty | (n)a general pardon for an offense against the government; in general, any act of forgiveness or abolution |
| Autonomy | (n)self-government, political control |
| Axiomatic | (adj) self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule |
| Blazon | (v)to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely |
| Caveat | (n)a warning |
| Equitable | (adj)fair, just, embodying principles of justice |
| Extricate | (v)to free entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort |
| Filch | (v)to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts; peculate |
| Flout | (v)to mock, treat with contempt; disrespect |
| Fractious | (adj)tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable; querulous |
| Precept | (n)a rule of conduct or action |
| Salutary | (adj)beneficial, helpful; healthy, wholesome |
| Scathing | (adj)bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm; vitriolic, scurrilous |
| Scourge | (v)to whip, punish severely; (n)a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism |
| Sepulchral | (adj)funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal |
| Soporific | (adj)tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy, (n)something that induces sleep |
| Straitlaced | (adj)extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical; Stringent |
| Transient | (adj)lasting only a short time, fleeting; (n)one who stays only a short time |
| Unwieldy | (adj)not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity |
| Vapid | (adj)dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor,liveliness, or force; hackneyed |