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Vocabulary
Unit 5 - Synonyms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| autonomy | home rule |
| auxiomatic | taken fro granted |
| caveat | admonition, word to the wise |
| equitable | right, reasonable, evenhanded |
| extricate | disentangle, extract, disengage |
| filch | pilfer, purloin, swipe |
| flout | scouff at, sneer at, snicker at, scorn |
| fractions | refractory, recalcitrat, peevish |
| precept | principle, maxim |
| scathing | searing, harsh, ferocious, savage |
| soporific | narcotic, anesthetic |
| sepulchral | doleful, lugbrious, mortuary |
| straightlaced | highly conventional, overly strict, stuffy |
| transient | impermanent |
| unwieldy | cumbersome, bulky, clumsy, impractical |
| vapid | insipid, lifeless, colorless |