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Unit 5
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English
11th Grade
02/21/2011

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Amnesty
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(n)a general pardon for an offense against a government: in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution
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autonomy
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(n)self-government: political control
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axiomatic
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(adj)self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule
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blazon
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(v)to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously: to publish or proclaim widely
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caveat
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(n)a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior
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equitable
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(adj)fair, just, embodying principles of justice
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extricate
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(v)to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort
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filch
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(v)to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts
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flout
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(v)to mock, treat with contempt
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fractious
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(adj)tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable
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precept
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(n)a rule of conduct or action
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salutary
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(adj)beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome
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scathing
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(adj)bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm
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scourge
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(v)to whip, punish severly; (n)a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or critism
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sepulchral
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(adj)funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal
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soporific
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(adj)tending to cause sleep, relatig to sleepiness or lethargy; (n)something that induces sleep
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straitlaced
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(adj)extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct;prudish, puritanical
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transient
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(adj)lasting only a shory time, fleeting;(n)one who stays only a short time
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unwieldy
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(adj)not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity
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vapid
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(adj)dull. uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor,liveliness, or force
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autonomy
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Syn. home rule
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autonomy
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Ant. dependence
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autonomy
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Ant. subjection, colonial status
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axiomatic
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Syn. taken for granted
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axiomatic
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Ant. questionable, ubious
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axiomatic
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Ant. controversial
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blazon
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Syn. broadcast, trumpet
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blazon
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Ant. hide, conceal
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blazon
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Ant.cover up, bury
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caveat
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Syn.admonition
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caveat
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Syn. word to the wise
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equitable
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Syn, right, reasonable
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equitable
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Syn. evenhanded
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equitable
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Ant. unjust, unfair
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equitable
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Ant. one-sided,
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equitable
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Ant. disproportionate
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extricate
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Syn. disentangle
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extricate
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Syn. extract
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extricate
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Syn. disengage
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extricate
Definition
Ant.enmesh, entangle, involve
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filch
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Syn. pilfer
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filch
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Syn. purloin, swipe
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flout
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Syn. scoff at, sneer at
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flout
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Syn. snicker at, scorn
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flout
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Ant. obey, honor
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flout
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Ant. revere, uphold
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fractious
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Syn. refractory
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fractious
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Syn. recalcitrant, peevish
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fractious
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Ant. docile
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fractious
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Ant. tractable, cooperative
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precept
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Syn. principle, maxim
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salutary
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Syn. salubrious
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salutary
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Syn. curative
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salutary
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Ant. detrimental
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salutary
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Ant. deleterious
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salutary
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Ant. pernicious
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scathing
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Syn. searing, harsh
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scathing
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Syn. ferocious, savage
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scathing
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Ant. bland, mild
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scourge
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Syn. (v)flog, beat
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scourge
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Syn. (n)bane, plague, pestilence
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scourge
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Ant. (n)godsend, boon, blessing
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soporific
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Syn. narcotic
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soporific
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Syn. anesthetic
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soporific
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Ant. stimulating
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soporific
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Ant. stimulant, stimulus
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straitlaced
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Syn. highly conventional
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straitlaced
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Syn. overly strict, stuffy
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straitlaced
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Ant. lax, loose, indulgent
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straitlaced
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Ant. permissive, dissolute
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transient
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Syn. impermanent, ephermeral, evanescent
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transient
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Ant. permament
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transient
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Ant. imperishable, immortal
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unwieldy
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Syn. cumbersome, bulky
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unwieldy
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Syn. clumsy, impractical
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unwieldy
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Ant. manageable, easy to handle
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vapid
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Syn. insipid, lifeless, colorless
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vapid
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Ant. zesty, spicy
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vapid
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Ant. savory, colorful, lively
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