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Vocab. Set 2-5

Section 5

DefinitionWord
(n.) a general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgivenessor absolution am'nesty
(n.) self-government, political control Syn: home rule Ant: dependence, subjection, colonial status auton'omy
(adj.) self-evident, expressing a universally accepted prinncipal or rule Syn: taken for granted Ant: questionable, contreversial axiomat'ic
(v.) to adorn or embelish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely Syn: broadcast, trumpet Ant: hide, conceal, cover up, bury blaz'on
(n.) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior Syn: admonition, word to the wise cav'eat
(adj.) fair, just, embodying principals of justice Syn: right, reasonable, evenhanded Ant: unjust, unfair, one-sided, disproportionate equ'itable
(v.) to free from entanglments or difficulties; to remove with effort Syn: disentangle, extract, disengage Ant: enmesh, entangle, involve ex'tricate
(v.) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts Syn: pilfer, purlion, swipe filch
(v.) to mock, treat with contempt Syn: scoff at, sneer at, snicker at, scorn Ant: obey, honor, revere, uphold flout
(adj.) tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable Syn: refractory, recalcitrant, peevish Ant: docile, tractable, cooperative frac'tious
(n.) rule of conduct or action Syn: principle, maxim pre'cept
(adj.) beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome Syn: salubrious, curative Ant: detrimental, deleterious, pernicious sal'utary
(adj.) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm Syn: searing, harsh, ferocious, savage Ant: bland, mild sca'thing
(v.) to whip, punish severly; (n.) a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism Syn: (v.) flog, beat; (n.) bane, plage, pestilence Ant: (n.) godsend, boon, blessing scourge
(adj.) funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal Syn: doleful, lugubrious, mortuary sepul'chral
(adj.) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy (n.) something that induces sleep Syn: narcotic, anesthetic Ant: (adj.) stimulating; (n.) stimulant, stimulus soporif'ic
(adj.) extremely strict in regards to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical Syn: highly conventional, overly strict, stuffy Ant: lax, loose, indulgent, permissive, dissolute strait'laced
(adj.) lasting only a short time, fleeting; (n.) one who stays only a short time Syn: (adj.) impermanent, ephermeral, evanescent Ant: (adj.) permanent, imperishable, immmortal tran'sient
(adj.) not easily carried, handled, or manged because of size or complexity Sym: cumbersome, bulky, clumbsy, impractical Ant: manageable, easy to handle unwiel'dy
(adj.) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, livelyness, or force Syn: insipid, lifeless, colorless Ant: zesty spicy, savory, colorful, lively vap'id
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