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SadlierOxford F-5
Sadlier Oxford Vocabulary Level F Chpt 5
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amnesty | A pardon for an offense |
| autonomy | self-government, political control |
| axiomatic | obvious, taken for granted, universally accepted rule |
| blazon | to proclaim widely, to broadcast |
| caveat | a warning or caution |
| equitable | fair, just |
| extricate | to free from entanglements, or problems |
| flich | to steal small amounts in a sneaky way - pilfer |
| flout | to mock, scoff at, treat with contempt |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome, unruly, quarrelsome, contrary |
| precept | a rule of conduct or action |
| salutary | beneficial, helpful, curing |
| scathing | bitter, severe, causing harm |
| scourge | to whip, punish severely, to casue suffering or great pain |
| sepulchral | funereal, gloomy, dismal |
| soporific | tending to cause sleep, relating to sleep - something that induces sleep |
| straitlaced | very strict in regard to moral standards |
| transient | lasting only a short time, fleeting |
| unwieldly | not easily carried, or handled, bulky, cimbersome |
| vapid | dull, uninteresting, not lively |