VOCAB Unit 5

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Amnesty

  1. a general pardon for offenses, especially political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction.

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Autonomy

independence or freedom, as of the will or one's actions

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Axiomatic

pertaining to or of the nature of anĀ axiom;Ā self-evident;Ā obvious

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Blazon

  1. to set forth conspicuously or publicly; display; proclaim

  2. to adorn or embellish, especially brilliantly or showily.

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Caveat

  1. a warning or caution; admonition.

  2. Law. a legal notice to a court or public officer to suspend a certain proceeding until the notifier is given a hearing:

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Equitable

characterized by equity or fairness; just and right; fair:

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Extricate

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Filch

to steal (especially something of small value); pilfer

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Flout

to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at;Ā mock

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Fractious

refractory or unruly

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Precept

  1. a commandment or direction given as a rule of action or conduct.

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Salutary

  1. favorable to or promoting health;Ā healthful.

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Scathing

bitterly severe, as a remark

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Scourge

  1. a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture.

  2. a person or thing that applies or administers punishment or severe criticism

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Sepulchral

  1. of, relating to, or serving as a tomb.

  2. of or relating to burial.

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Soporific

  1. causing or tending to cause sleep.

  2. pertaining to or characterized by sleep or sleepiness; sleepy; drowsy.

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Straitlaced

  1. excessively strict in conduct or morality; puritanical; prudish:strait-laced censors.

  2. tightly laced, as a bodice.

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Transient

  1. not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory.

  2. lasting only a short time; existing briefly; temporary:

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Unwieldy

  1. not wieldy; wielded with difficulty; not readily handled or managed in use or action, as from size, shape, or weight; awkward; ungainly.

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Vapid

without liveliness or spirit; dull or tedious

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