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Vocabulary Workshop
Level F Unit 5
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English
9th Grade
12/13/2009

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AMNESTY
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(n) a general pardon for an offense against a government
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AUTONOMY
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(n) self-government, political control
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AXIOMATIC
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(adj) self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule
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BLAZON
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(v) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely
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CAVEAT
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(n) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior
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EQUITABLE
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(adj) fair, just, embodying principles of justice
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EXTRICATE
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(v) to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort
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FILCH
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(v) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts
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FLOUT
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(v) to mock, treat with contempt
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FRACTIOUS
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(adj) tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable
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PRECEPT
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(n) a rule of conduct or action
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SALUTARY
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(adj) beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome
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SCATHING
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(adj) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm
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SCOURGE
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(v) to whip, punish severely; (n) a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism
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SEPULCHRAL
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(adj) funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal
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SOPORIFIC
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(adj) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; (n) something that induces sleep
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STRAITLACED
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(adj) extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical
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TRANSIENT
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(adj) lasting only a short time, fleeting; (n) one who stays only a short time
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UNWIELDY
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(adj) not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity
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VAPID
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(adj) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force
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