click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Vocab WS Lv.F Unit 5
Vocabulary Workshop New Edition Level F Unit 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Amnesty | (noun) a general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution |
| Autonomy | (noun) self-government, political controlSynonym: home ruleAntonyms: dependence, subjection, colonial status |
| Axiomatic | (adjective) self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or ruleSynonyms: unquestionable, taken for grantedAntonyms: questionable, dubious, controversial, debatable |
| Blazon | (verb) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widelySynonyms: broadcast, trumpet, embellish, adornAntonyms: hide, conceal, cover up, bury |
| Caveat | (noun) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behaviorSynonyms: admonition |
| Equitable | (adjective) fair, just, embodying principles of justiceSynonyms: right, fair, just, reasonable, two-sided, proportionateAntonyms: wrong, unfair, unjust, unreasonable, one-sided, disproportionate |
| Extricate | (verb) to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effortSynonyms: disentangle, extract, disengage, alleviateAntonyms: entangle, enmesh, engage, involve |
| Filch | (verb) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amountsSynonyms: pilfer, purloin, swipe |
| Flout | (verb) to mock, treat with contemptSynonyms: scornAntonyms: obey, uphold, honor, revere |
| Fractious | (adjective) tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictableSynonyms: refractory, recalcitrant, peevish, unruly, quarrelsome, uncooperativeAntonyms: docile, tractable, cooperative |
| Precept | (noun) a rule of conduct or actionSynonyms: rule, regulation, principle, maxim, guideline |
| Salutary | (adjective) beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesomeSynonyms: beneficial, helpful, healthful, wholesome, salubrious, curativeAntonyms: detrimental, unhelpful, unhealthful, unwholesome, deleterious, pernicious |
| Scathing | (adj) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harmSynonyms: searing, harsh, ferocious, savageAntonyms: bland, mild |
| Scourge | (verb) to whip, punish severely(noun) a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticismSynonyms: (verb) punish severely, whip, flog, beatSynonyms: (noun) bane, plague, pestilenceAntonyms: (noun) godsend, boon, blessing |
| Sepulchral | (adjective) funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismalSynonyms: funereal, gloomy, dismal, depressing, doleful, lugubrious, mortuary |
| Soporific | (adjective) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy(noun) sleep-inducingSynonyms: (adjective) depressingSynonyms: (noun) depressant, narcotic, anestheticAntonyms: (adjective) stimulatingAntonyms: (noun) stimulant, stimulus |
| Straitlaced | (adj) extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanicalSynonyms: moral, ethical, prudish, puritanical, highly conventional, overly strict, stuffyAntonyms: immoral, unethical, lax, loose, indulgent, permissive, dissolute |
| Transient | (adjective) lasting only a short time, fleeting(noun) one who stays only a short timeSynonyms: temporary, fleeting, impermanent, mortal, ephemeral, evanescent, perishableAntonyms: permanent, immortal, imperishable |
| Unwieldy | (adjective) not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexitySynonyms: cumbersome, bulky, clumsy, impracticalAntonyms: lightweight, manageable, practical |
| Vapid | (adjective) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or forceSynonyms: dull, uninteresting, tiresome, unforceful, insipid, lifeless, colorlessAntonyms: sharp, interesting, invigorating, forceful, lively, colorful |