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Vocabulary Workshop Unit 5
Sadlier-Oxford
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Language - English
10th Grade
02/01/2010

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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
Definition
(n.) self-government, political control
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axiomatic
Definition
(adj.) self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule
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blazon
Definition
(v.) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely
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caveat
Definition
(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 entanglement or difficulties; to remove with effort.
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flich
Definition
(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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factious
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(adj.) tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable.
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precept
Definition
(n.) a rule of conduct or action
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salutary
Definition
(adj.) beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome
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precept
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(adj.) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm
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scourage
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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.) funeral, typical of the tomb; extremly gloomy ordimal
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soporific
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(adj.) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethary

 

(n.) something that induces sleep

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stritlaced
Definition
(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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unwiedly
Definition
(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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