Sadlier-Oxford: Level F: Unit 5

Amnesty

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.

Synonyms: Home Rule Antonyms: Dependence, Subjection, Colonial Status

Axiomatic

(adj.) Self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule.

Synonyms: Taken for granted Antonyms: Questionable, Dubious, Controversial

Blazon

(v.) To adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely.

Synonyms: Broadcast, Trumpet Antonyms: Hide, Conceal, Cover Up, Bury

Caveat

(n.) A warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior.

Synonyms: Admonition, Word to the Wise

Equitable

(adj.) Fair, just, embodying principle of justice.

Synonyms: Right, Reasonable, Evenhanded Antonyms: Unjust, Unfair, One-Sided, Disproportionate

Extricate

(v.) To free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort.

Synonyms: Disentangle, Extract, Disengage Antonyms: Enmesh, Entangle, Involve

Filch

(v.) To steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts.

Synonyms: Pilfer, Purloin, Swipe

Flout

(v.) To mock, treat with contempt.

Synonyms: Scoff at, Sneer at, Snicker at, Scorn Antonyms: Obey, Honor, Revere, Uphold

Fractious

(adj.) Tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredicatable.

Synonyms: Refractory, Recalcitrant, Peevish Antonyms: Docile, Tractable, Cooperative

Precept

(n.) A rule of conduct or action.

Synonyms: Principle, Maxim

Salutary

(adj.) Beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome.

Synonyms: Salubrious, Curative Antonyms: Detrimental, Deleterious, Pernicious

Scathing

(adj.) Bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm.

Synonyms: Searing, Harsh, Ferocious, Savage Antonyms: Bland, Mild

Scourge

(v.) To whip, punish severely. (n.) A cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism.

Synonyms: (v.) Flog, Beat; (n.) Bane, Plague, Pestilence Antonyms: (n.) Godsend, Boon, Blessing

Sepulchral

(adj.) Funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal.

Synonyms: Doleful, Lugubrious, Mortuary

Soporific

(adj.) Tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy. (n.) Something that induces sleep.

Synonyms: (n.) Narcotic, Anesthetic Antonyms: (adj.) Stimulating; (n.) Stimulant, Stimulus

Straitlaced

(adj.) Extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical.

Synonyms: Highly Conventional, Overly Strict, Stuffy Antonyms: Lax, Loose, Indulgent, Permissive, Dissolute

Transient

(adj.) Lasting only a short time, fleeting. (n.) One who stays only a short time.

Synonyms: (adj.) Impermanent, Ephemeral, Evanescent Antonyms: (adj.) Permanent, Imperishable, Immortal

Unwieldy

(adj.) Not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity.

Synonyms: Cumbersome, Bulky, Clumsy, Impractical Antonyms: Manageable, Easy to Handle

Vapid

(adj. Dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force

Synonyms: Insipid, Lifeless, Colorless Antonyms: Zesty, Spicy, Savory, Colorful, Lively