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Unit 5 Vocabulary
Unit 5 Vocabulary
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10th Grade
04/26/2011
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Amnesty
 Definition
Pardon for an offense against the government
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Autonomy
 Definition
self government
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Axiomatic
 Definition
self-evident
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Blazon
 Definition
to embellish
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caveat
 Definition
warning or caution
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equitable
 Definition
fair
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Extricate
 Definition
to free from entanglements/ difficulties
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Filch
 Definition
to steal
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Flout
 Definition
to mock
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Fractious
 Definition
tending to be troublesome
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Precept
 Definition
rule of conduct
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Salutary
 Definition
beneficial
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Scathing
 Definition
bitterly severe
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scourge
 Definition
to whip, punish severely
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Sepulchral
 Definition
funeral
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Soporific
 Definition
tending to cause sleep
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Straitlaced
 Definition
Strict
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Transient
 Definition
lasting only a short period of time
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Unwieldy
 Definition
not easily carried
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Vapid
 Definition
dull, uninteresting
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