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english vocab

QuestionAnswer
amnesty a general pardon for an offense against a gov., any act of forgiveness
autonomy self gov., political control
axiomatic self-evident, expressing a universally accepted rule
blazon to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to proclaim
caveat warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding
equitable fair, just
extricate to free from entanglements or difficulties
filch to steal, especially in a sneaky way
flout to mock
fractious tending to be troublesome; unruly; quarrelsome
precept a rule of conduct
salutary beneficial, helpful
scathing bitterly severe; withering; causing harm
scourge to whip; punish severely
sepulchral funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy
soporific tending to cause sleep; something that induces sleep
straitlaced extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct
transient lasting only a short time, fleeting
unwieldy not easily carried, handled, or managed because of complexity
vapid dull, uninteresting, tiresome
insipid vapid
lifeless vapid
colorless vapid
cumbersome unwieldy
bulky unwieldy
clumsy, impractical unwieldy
impermanent, ephermal transient
evanescent transient
highly conventional straitlaced
overly strict straitlaced
stuffy straitlaced
narcotic, anesthetic soporific
doleful sepulchral
lugubrious sepulchral
mortuary sepulchral
flog, beat scourge
bane scourge
plague scourge
searing scathing
harsh scathing
ferocious scathing
savage scathing
salubrious salutary
curative salutary
principle precept
maxim precept
scoff at flout
sneer at flout
snicker at, scorn flout
pilfer filch
purloin filch
swipe filch
disentangle extricate
extract extricate
disengage extricate
right equitable
reasonable equitable
evenhanded equitable
broadcast, trumpet blazon
taken for granted axiomatic
home rule autonomy
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