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Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 5
Unit 5 Definitions, synonyms, antonyms
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11th Grade
09/10/2012

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amnesty
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(n)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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autonomy (syn)
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home rule
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autonomy (ant)
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dependence, subjection, colonial status
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axiomatic
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(adj) self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule
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axiomatic (syn)
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taken for granted
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axiomatic (ant)
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questionable, dubious, controversial
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blazon
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(v) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim publicly
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blazon (syn)
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broadcast, trumpet
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blazon (ant)
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hide, conceal, cover up, bury
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caveat
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(n) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discouraged behaviour
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caveat (syn)
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admonition, word to the wise
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equitable
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(adj) fair, just, embodying principles of justice
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equitable (syn)
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right, reasonable, evenhanded
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equitable (ant)
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unjust, unfair, one-sided, disproportionate
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extricate
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(v) to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort
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extricate (syn)
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disentangle, extract, disengage
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extricate (ant)
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enmesh, entangle, involve
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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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filch (syn)
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pilfer, purloin, swipe
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flout
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(v) to mock, treat with contempt
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flout (syn)
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scoff at, sneer at, snicker at, scorn
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flout (ant)
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obey, honor, revere, uphold
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fractious
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(adj) tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable
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fractious (syn)
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refractory, recalcitrant, peevish
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fractious (ant)
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docile, tractable, cooperative
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precept
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(n) a rule of conduct or action
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precept (syn)
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principle, maxim
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salutary
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(adj) beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome
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salutary (syn)
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salubrious, curative
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salutary (ant)
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detrimental, deleterious, pernicious
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scathing
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(adj) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm
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scathing (syn)
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searing, harsh, ferocious, savage
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scathing (ant)
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bland, mild
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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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scourge (syn)
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(v) flog, beat; (n) bane, plague, pestilence
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scourge (ant)
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(n) godsend, boon, blessing
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sepulchral
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(adj) funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal
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sepulchral (syn)
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doleful, lugubrious, mortuary
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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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soporific (syn)
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(n) narcotic, anesthetic
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soporific (ant)
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(adj) stimulating; (n) stimulant, stimulus
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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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straitlaced (syn)
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highly conversion, overly strict, stuffly
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straitlaced (ant)
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lax, loose, indulgent, permissive, dissolute
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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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transient (syn)
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impermanent, ephemeral, evanescent
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transient (ant)
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permanent, imperishable, immortal
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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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unwieldy (syn)
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cumbersome, bulky, clumsy, impractical
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unwieldy (ant)
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manageable, easy to handle
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vapid
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(adj) duff, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness or force
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vapid (syn)
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insipid, lifeless, colorless
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vapid (ant)
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zesty, spicy, savory, colorful, lively
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