English 1111-Sadlier Unit 5

amnesty

amnesty

(n.) a general pardon for an offense against the government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution

autonomy

(n.) autonomy self-government, political control S: home rule A: dependent, subjection, colonial

axiomatic

(adj.) self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule S: taken for granted A: questionable, dubious, controversial

blazon

(v.) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely S: broadcast, trumpet A:hide, conceal, cover up, bury

caveat

(n.) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior S: admonition, word to the wise

equitable

(adj.) fair, just, embodying principles of justice S: right, reasonable, evenhanded A: unjust, unfair, one-sided, disproportionate

extricate

(v.) to free from entanglements or difficulties, to remove with effort S: disentangle, extract, disengage A: enmesh, entangle, involve

filch

(v.) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts S: pilfer, purloin, swipe

flout

(v.) to mock, treat with contempt S: scoff at, sneer at, snicker at, scorn A: obey, honor, revere, uphold

fractious

(adj.) tending to be troublesome, unruly, quarrelsome, contrary, unpredictable S: refractory, recalcitrant, peevish A: docile, tractable, cooperative

precept

(n.) a rule of conduct or action S: principle, maxim

salutary

(adj.) beneficial, helpful, healthful, wholesome S: salubrious, curative A: detrimental, deleterious, pernicious

scathing

(adj.) bitterly severe, withering, causing great harm S: searing, harsh, ferocious, savage A: bland, mild

scourge

(v.) to whip, punish severely; (n.) a cause of affliction or suffering, a source of severe punishment or criticism S: (v.) flog, beat; (n.) bane, plague, pestilence A: (n.) godsend, boon, blessing

sepulchral

(adj.) funereal, typical of the tomb, extremely gloomy or dismal S: doleful, lugubrious, mortuary

soporific

(adj.) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargic (n.) something that induces sleep S: (n.) narcotic, anesthetic A: (adj.) stimulating (n.) stimulant, stimulus

straitlaced

(adj.) extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct, prudish, puritanical S: highly conventional, overly strict, stuffy A: lax, loose, indulgent, permissive, dissolute

transient

(adj.) lasting only a short time; fleeting; (n.) one who stays only a short time S: (adj.) impermanent, ephemeral, evanescent A: (adj.) permanent, imperishable, immortal

unwieldy

(adj.) not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity S: cumbersome, bulky, clumsy, impractical A: manageable, easy to handle

vapid

(adj.) dull, uninteresting, tiresome, lacking in sharpness, liveliness, or force S: insipid, lifeless, colorless A: zesty, spicy, savory, colorful, lively