Vocabulary – Level F
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Vocabulary – Level F
Unit 5
vapid dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force
preceptA rule or conduct or action
equitableFair, just, embodying principles of justice
salutary
beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome
axiomaticSelf-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule
amnestyA general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any at of forgiveness or absolution
sepulchral funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal
transientLasting only a short time, fleeting; one who stays only a short time
soporificTending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; something that induces sleep
extricateTo free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort
straitlacedExtremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical
filch to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts
fractiousTending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable
caveat a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior
floutTo mock, treat with contempt
autonomy self-government, political control
scathingBitterly severe, withering; causing great harm
unwieldyNot easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity
scourgeTo whip, punish severely; a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism
blazonTo adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish