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Week 5 Vocab
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English
9th Grade
10/24/2013

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Addendum
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(N) an addition or supplement designed to increase correctness, completeness, or currency (plural-“addenda”)
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Amnesty
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(N) a general pardon for an offense against a government; in a general, any act of forgiveness
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Autonomy
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(N) independence, self-government
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Axiomatic
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(Adj) self-evident
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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
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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
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Filch
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(V) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in small 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) inclined to make trouble, unruly, cranky
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Precept
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(N) a rule of conduct or action
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Prognosticate
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(V) to predict, especially on the basis of present indications or signs
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Salutary
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(Adj) beneficial, helpful; healthy; 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 severely
(N) a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism
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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, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; 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 short time, fleeting
(N) one who stays only a short time
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Unwieldy
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(Adj) difficult to carry or manage due to complexity
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Vapid
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(Adj) dull, uninteresting, lacking sharpness or focus
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