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Level F unit 5
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22
English
11th Grade
11/21/2011

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Addendum
Definition
(n) Something added, or to be added.
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Amnesty
Definition
(n) A general pardon granted by government.
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Autonomy
Definition
(n) Self-Government
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Axiomatic
Definition
(adj) Evident without proof or argument
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Blazon
Definition
(v) To make widely or generally known
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Caveat
Definition
(n) A warning or caution
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Equitable
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(adj) Charictorized by fairness
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Extricate
Definition
(v) To free or release from a dificulty or entanglement
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Filch
Definition
(v) To steal from in small quantities
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Flout
Definition
(v) To show dislike for; to mock
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Fractious
Definition
(adj) Inclined to make trouble; unruly
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Precept
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(n) A rule of personal conduct
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Prognosticate
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(v) to predict according to present indicators and/or signs
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Salutary
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(adj) Beneficial; Healthy
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Scathing
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(adj) Regarding bitterly abusive criticism
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Scourge
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(n) a means of inflicting severe suffering, vengeance, or punishment. (v) to afflict with severe or widespread devastation and suffering
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Sepulchral
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(adj) suggestive of the grave
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Soporific
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(n) Something that causes sleep
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Straitlaced
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(adj) Excessively strict in behavior
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Transient
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(n) one who stays for only a short time (adj) lasting only a short time
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Unwieldily
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(adj) moved or managed with difficulty
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Vapid
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(adj) Lacking liveliness; dull
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