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VocabLevelFCh5
Question | Answer |
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amnesty | (n) a general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution |
autonomy | (n) self-government, political control |
axiomatic | (adj) self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle |
blazon | (v) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely |
caveat | (n) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior |
equitable | (adj) fair, just, emobdying principles of justice |
extricate | (v) to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort |
filch | (v) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts |
flout | (v) to mock, treat with contempt |
fractious | (adj) tending to be troublesome; unrul, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable |
precept | (n) a rule of conduct or action |
salutary | (adj) beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome |
scathing | (adj) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm |
scourge | (v) to whip, punish severely; (n) a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism |
sepulchral | (adj) funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal |
sopoforic | (adj) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy (n) something that induces sleep |
straitlaced | (adj) extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct, prudish, puritanical |
transient | (adj) lasting only a short time, fleeting; (n) one who stays onlya short time |
unwieldy | (adj) not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity |
vapid | (adj) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force |