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unit 5 vocab syn
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10th Grade
11/03/2008
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autonomy
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home rule
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axiomatic
 Definition
taken for granted
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blazon
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broadcast, trumpet
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caveat
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admonition, word to the wise
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equitable
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right, reasonable, evenhanded
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extricate
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disentangle, extract, disengage
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filch
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pilfer, purloin, swipe
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flout
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scoff at, sneer at, snicker at, scorn
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fractious
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refractory, recalcitrant, peevish
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precept
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principle, maxim
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salutary
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salubrious, curative
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scathing
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searing, harsh, ferocious, savage
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scourge
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(v) flog, beat; (n) bane, plague, pestilence
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sepulchral
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doleful, lugubrious, mortuary
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soporific
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narcotic, anesthetic
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straitlaced
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highly conventional, overly strict, stuffy
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transient
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impermanent, ephemeral, evanescent
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unwieldy
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cumbersome, bulky, clumsy, impractical
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vapid
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insipid, lifeless, colorless
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