Vocab Level F

Unit 5

amnesty

• (n.) a general pardon for an offense against a government

• Any act of forgiveness or absolution

autonomy

• (n.) self-government, political control• Syn. – home rule• Ant. – dependence, subjection

axiomatic

• (adj.) self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule

• Syn. – taken for granted• Ant. – questionable, dubious, controversial

blazon

• (v.) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously

• Syn. – broadcast, trumpet• Ant. – hide, conceal, cover up, bury

caveat

• (n.) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding

• Syn. – admonition, word to the wise

equitable

• (adj.) fair, just, embodying principles of justice• Syn. – right, reasonable, evenhanded• Ant. – unjust, unfair, one-sided

extricate

• (v.) to free from entanglements or difficulties, to remove with effort

• Syn. – disentangle, extract, disengage• Ant. – enmesh, entangle, involve

filch

• (v.) to steal, expecially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts

• Syn. – pilfer, purloin, swipe

flout

• (v.) to mock, treat with contempt• Syn. – scoff at, sneer at, snicker at, scorn• Ant. – obey, honor, revere, uphold

fractious

• (adj.) tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary

• Syn. – refractory, recalcitrant, peevish• Ant. – docile, tractable, cooperative

precept

• (n.) a rule of conduct or action• Syn. – principle, maxim

salutary

• (adj.) beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome• Syn. – salubrious, curative• Ant. – detrimental, deleterious, pernicious

scathing

• (adj.) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm• Syn. – searing, harsh, ferocious, savage• Ant. – bland, mild

scourge

• (v.) to whip, punish severely; (n.) a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism

• Syn. – flog, beat• Ant. – godsend, boon, blessing

sepulchral

• (adj.) funereal, typical of the tomb, extremely gloomy or dismal

• Syn. – doleful, lugubrious, mortuary

soporific

• (adj.) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy

• (n.) something that induces sleep• Syn. – narcotic, anesthetic• Ant. - stimulating

straitlaced

• (adj.) extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, pruitanical

• Syn. – highly conventional, overly strict, stuffy• Ant. – lax, loose, indulgent, permissive

transient

• (adj.) lasting only a short time, fleeting (n.) one who stays only a short time

• Syn. – impermanent, ephemeral, evanescent• Ant. – permanent, imperishable, immortal

unwieldy

• (adj.) not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity

• Syn. – cumbersome, bulky, clumsy• Ant. – manageable, easy to handle

vapid

• (adj.) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force

• Syn. – insipid, lifeless, colorless• Ant. – zesty, spicy, savory, colorful