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SVL #5
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22
English
10th Grade
02/11/2009

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amnesty
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n. a pardon against someone with power
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autonomy
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n. independence
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axiomatic
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obvious
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blazon
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v. to proclaim or announce
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caveat
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n. a warning or caution
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equitable
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adj. characterized by fairness; just
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extricate
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v. to disentangle (from layers of trouble / literal)
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filch
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v. to steal, embezzle (small amounts)
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flout
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v. to treat with distain, scorn; mock
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fractious
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adj. unruly, irritable
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precept
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n. a commandment; rule; creed; principle
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salutary
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adj. beneficial
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scathing
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adj. bitterly severe in demeanor/language
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scourge
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n. affliction, bane, woe, agony
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sepulchral
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adj. deathlike; hollow and deep
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soporific
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adj. characterized by sleepiness or drowsiness, sleepy, lathargic
n. a drug that can induce sleep ex. anesthesia
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straitlaced
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adj. strict in conduct; stringent
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transient
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lasting only a short time; fleeting
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unwieldy
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adj. not readily handled or managed ex. lots of papers, etc.
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vapid
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adj. having lost life, sharpness, or flavor, bland
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addendum
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n. something added in writing
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prognosticate
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v. to forecast or predict; tell from signs
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