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Vocabulary words week of 11/28
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11th Grade
11/29/2022

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

Self-government

Political Control

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AXIOMATIC
Definition
Self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule
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BLAZON
Definition
To adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely
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CAVEAT
Definition
A warning or caution to prevent misunderstandings or discourage behavior
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EQUITABLE
Definition
Fair, just, embodying principles of justice
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EXTRICATE
Definition
To free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort
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FILCH
Definition
To steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts
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FLOUT
Definition
To mock, treat with contempt
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FRACTIOUS
Definition
Tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable
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PRECEPT
Definition
A rule of conduct or action
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SALUTARY
Definition
Beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome
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SCATHING
Definition
Bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm
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SCOURGE
Definition

To whip, punish severely

A cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism

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SEPULCHRAL
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Funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal
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SOPORIFIC
Definition

Tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy

Something that induces sleep

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STRAITLACED
Definition
Extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical
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TRANSIENT
Definition

Lasting only a short time, fleeting

One who stays only a short time

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UNWIELDY
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Not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity
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VAPID
Definition
Dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force
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