Sadlier Level F Units 5 & 6 Quiz Words (Only 20)

Amnesty

A general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution.

Noun

Synonym: reprieve

Anomalous

Abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual.

Adjective

Synonyms: exceptional, unusual, aberrant

Antonyms: normal, regular, customary, typical, ordinary

Aspersion

A damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming.

Noun

Synonyms: innuendo, calumny

Antonyms: endorsement, praise

Autonomy

Self-government, political control.

Noun

Synonym: home rule

Antonyms: dependence, subjection

Axiomatic

Self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle.

Adjective

Synonym: taken for granted

Antonyms: questionable, dubious

Cajole

To coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises.

Verb

Synonyms: wheedle, inveigle

Antonyms: coerce, force

Castigate

To punish severely; to criticize severely

Verb

Synonyms: chastise, censure

Antonyms: honor, praise, laud

Caveat

A warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior.

Noun

Synonyms: admonition, word to the wise

Contrive

To plan with ingenuity; to bring about through a plan.

Verb 

Synonyms: think up concoct, fabricate

Disabuse

To free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking.

Verb

Synonyms: undeceive, enlighten

Antonyms: deceive, delude, pull wool over one’s eyes

Extricate

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

Verb

Synonyms: disentangle, extract

Antonyms: enmesh, entangle

Fetter (Noun)

A chain or shackle placed on the feet (often used in plural); anything that confines or restrains.

Synonyms: bond, restraint

Fetter (Verb)

To chain or shackle; to render helpless or important.

Synonyms: bind, hamper

Antonyms: free, liberate, emancipate.

Flout

To mock, treat with contempt.

Verb

Synonyms: sneer at, snicker at, scorn

Antonyms: obey, honor

Immutable

Not subject to change, constant.

Adjective

Synonyms: unchangeable, unalterable, fixed, invariable

Antonyms: changeable, inconstant, variable, fickle

Precept

A rule of conduct or action.

Noun

Synonyms: principle, maxim 

Scathing

Bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm.

Adjective

Synonyms: searing, harsh, savage

Antonyms: bland, mild

Straitlaced

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

Adjective

Synonyms: highly conventional, overly strict, stuffy

Antonyms: lax, loose, indulgent, permissivem, dissolute

Surreptitious

Stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud.

Adjective

Synonyms: furtive, covert, clandestine, concealed

Antonyms: open, frank, aboveboard, overt

Unwieldy 

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

Adjective

Synonyms: bulky, clumsy, impractical

Antonyms: manageable, easy to handle

Vicarious

Performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another.

Adjective

Synonyms: surrogate, secondhand

Antonyms: actual, firsthand