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English III Honors

Vocab Quiz- 12.18.08

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to mock, treat with contempt flout
a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior caveat
to adorn or embellish blazon
to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts filch
tending to be troublesome; unruly, unpredictable fractious
fair, just, embodying principles of justice equitable
self-government, political control autonomy
an addition or supplement designed to increase correctness, completeness, or currency addendum
a general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness amnesty
self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule axiomatic
to free from entanglements or difficulties extricate
tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy soporific
bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm scathing
not easily carried, handled or managed because of size or complexity unwieldy
dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness or force vapid
to predict, especially on the basis of present indications or signs, foretoken prognosticate
funeral, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal sepulchral
beneficial, helpful; healthy, wholesome salutary
extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical straitlaced
to whip, punish severely scourge
a rule of conduct or action precept
lasting only a short time, fleeting transient
Created by: asc1892
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