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unit 4 vocab

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Term
Definition
Synonym
Antonym
Amnesty   a general pardon for an offense against the government, in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution   reprieve    
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Blazon   to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely   broadcast, trumpet   hide, conceal, bury  
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Caveat   a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior   admonition, word to the wise, disclaimer    
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Equitable   fair, just, embodying principles of justice   right, reasonable, evenhanded   unjust, unfair, one-sided, disproportionate  
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Extricate   to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort   disentangle, extract   enmesh, entangle  
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Filch   to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts   pilfer, purloin, swipe    
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Flout   to mock, treat with contempt   sneer at, snicker at, scorn   obey, honor  
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Fractious   tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable   refractory, recalcitrant, peevish   docile, tractable, cooperative  
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Precept   a rule of conduct or action   principle, maxim    
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Salutary   beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome   salubrious, curative   detrimental, deleterious  
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Scrouge   to whip, punish severely, n-a cause of afflication or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism   flog, beat, n-bane, plague, pestilence   godsend, coon, blessing  
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Scathing   bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm   searing, harsh, savage   bland, mild  
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Sepulchral   funereal, typical of a tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal   lugubrious, mortuary    
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Soporific   tending to cause sleep, relating sleepiness or lethargy, N-something that induces sleep   narcotic, anesthetic   adj-stimulating, n- stimulant stimulus  
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Straitlaced   extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct, prudish, puritanical   highly conventional, overly strict, stuffy   lax, loose, indulgent, permissive, dissolute  
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Transient   Lasting only a short time, fleeting; n-one who says only a short time   impermanent, ephemeral, evanescent   permanent, imperishable, immoral  
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Unwieldy   not easily carried, handled, or managed because or managed because of size   bulky, clumsy, impractical   manageable, easy to handle  
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Vapid   dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force   lifeless, colorless   zesty spicy, colorful  
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Autonomy   self-government, political control   home rule   dependence, subjectiion  
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Axiomatic   self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle   taken for granted   questionable, dubious  
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