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Unit 5 flash cards
unit 5 vocab
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English
9th Grade
01/17/2007

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Term
amnesty
Definition
general pardon for an offense agains a government in general. any act of forgivness
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autonomy
Definition
self-government
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axiomatic
Definition
self-evident, a universally accepted rule
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blazon
Definition
to adorn or embelish, to proclame widely
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caveat
Definition
warning to prevent miscomunication
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equitable
Definition
fair, just
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equitable
Definition
fair, just
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extricate
Definition
remove with effort
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filch
Definition
to steal in petty amounts
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flout
Definition
to mock
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fractious
Definition
tending to be troublsome, unruly
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precept
Definition
a rule of conduct
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salutary
Definition
beneficial, helpful
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scathing
Definition
bitterly severe, causing great harm
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scourge
Definition
verb- to whip or punish
noun-cause of afliction or suffering
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sepulchral
Definition
funeral, typical or tomb, gloomy
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soporific
Definition
tending to cause sleep,related to sleep
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straitlaced
Definition
extremly strict in regard or moral standards
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transient
Definition
lasting a short time- adj
one who stays a short time-noun
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unweildy
Definition
not easily carried, handled because of complexity
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