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Vocab 5&6
Sadlier Vocab Unit 5&6 Level F
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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, embodying principles of justice |
| extricate (v.) | to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort |
| filch (v.) | to steal, especially in a sneaky way in petty amounts |
| flout (v.) | to mock, treat with contempt |
| fractious (adj.) | tending to be troublesome; Unruly, 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.) (n.) | to whip, punish severely a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism |
| sepulchral (adj.) | funeral, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal |
| soporific (adj.) (n.) | tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy something that induces sleep |
| straitlaced (adj.) | extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical |
| transient (adj.) (n.) | lasting only a short time, fleeting one who stays only a 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 |
| anomalous (adj.) | abnormal, irregular, departing from teh usual |
| aspersion (n.) | a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering of defaming |
| bizzarre (adj.) | extremely strange, unusual, atypical |
| brusque (adj.) | abrupt blunt, with no formalities |
| cajole (v.) | to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises |
| castigate (v.) | to punish severely ; tp criticize severely |
| contrive (v.) | to plan with ingenuity; to bring about through a plan |
| demagogue (n.) | a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| disabuse (v.) | to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking |
| ennui (n.) | weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom |
| fetter (n.) (v.) | a chain or shackle placed on the feet (often used in plural); anything that confines or restrains to chain or shackle; to render helpless or impotent |
| heinous (adj.) | very wicked, offensive, hateful |
| immutable (adj.) | not subject to change, constant |
| insurgent (n.) (adj.) | one who rebels or rises against authority; rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on |
| megalomania (n.) | a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality |
| sinecure (n.) | a position requiring little or no work; an easy job |
| surreptitious (adj.) | stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud |
| transgress (v.) | to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law |
| transmute (v.) | to change form one nature, substance, or form to another |
| vicarious (adj.) | performed, suffered, or otherwise experinced by one person in place of another |
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