Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level F – Unit 5 – Flashcards
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Amnesty
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(n.) general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution SYNONYM: reprieve
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Autonomy
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(n.) self-government, political control SYNONYM: home rule ANTONYMS: dependence, subjection
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Axiomatic
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(adj.) self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle SYNONYM: taken for granted ANTONYMS: questionable, dubious
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Blazon
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(v.) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely SYNONYMS: broadcast, trumpet ANTONYMS: hide, conceal, bury
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Caveat
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(n.) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior SYNONYMS: admonition, word to the wise
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Equitable
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(adj.) fair, just, embodying principles of justice SYNONYMS: right, reasonable, evenhanded ANTONYMS: unjust, unfair, one-sided, disproportionate
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Extricate
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(v.) to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort SYNONYMS: disentangle, extract ANTONYMS: enmesh, entangle
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Filch
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(v.) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts SYNONYMS: pilfer, purloin, swipe
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Flout
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(v.) to mock, treat with contempt SYNONYMS: sneer at, snicker at, scorn ANTONYMS: obey, honor
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Fractious
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(adj.) tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable SYNONYMS: refractory, recalcitrant, peevish ANTONYMS: docile, tractable, cooperative
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Precept
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(n.) a rule of conduct or action SYNONYMS: principle, maxim
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Salutary
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(adj.) beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome SYNONYMS: salubrious, curative ANTONYMS: detrimental, deleterious
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Scathing
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(adj.) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm SYNONYMS: searing, harsh, savage ANTONYMS: bland, mild
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Scourge
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(v.) to whip, punish severely; (n.) a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism SYNONYMS: (v.) flog, beat; (n.) bane, plague, pestilence ANTONYMS: (n.) godsend, boon, blessing
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Sepulchral
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(adj.) funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal SYNONYMS: lugubrious, mortuary
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Soporific
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(adj.) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; (n.) something that induces sleep SYNONYMS: (n.) narcotic, anesthetic ANTONYMS: (adj.) stimulating; (n.) stimulant, stimulus
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Straitlaced
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(adj.) extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical SYNONYMS: highly conventional, overly strict, stuffy ANTONYMS: 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 SYNONYMS: (adj.) impermanent, ephemeral, evanescent ANTONYMS: (adj.) permanent, imperishable, immortal
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Unwieldy
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(adj.) not easily, carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity SYNONYMS: bulky, clumsy, impractical ANTONYMS: manageable, easy to handle
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Vapid
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(adj.) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force SYNONYMS: lifeless, colorless ANTONYMS: zesty, spicy, colorful
