vocabulary workshop unit #5 level f. amnesty definition: (n.) a general pardon for an offense...
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Vocabulary Workshop Unit #5
Level F
Amnesty
• Definition: (n.) a general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution
Autonomy• Definition: (n.) self-government; political control
• Synonym: home rule
• Antonyms: dependence, subjection, colonial status
Axiomatic• Definition: (adj.) self-evidence, expressing a universally accepted
principle or rule
• Synonym: taken for granted
• Antonyms: questionable, dubious, controversial
Blazon• Definition: (v.) to adorn or embellish; to display
conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely
• Synonym: broadcast, trumpet
• Antonyms: hide, conceal, cover up, bury
Caveat• Definition: (n.) a warning or caution to prevent
misunderstanding or discourage behavior
• Synonym: admonition, word to the wise
Equitable• Definition: (adj.) fair, just, embodying principles of
justice
• Synonym: right, reasonable, evenhanded
• Antonyms: unjust, unfair, one-sided, disproportionate
Extricate• Definition: (v.) to free from entanglements or
difficulties; to remove with effort
• Synonym: disentangle, extract, disengage
• Antonyms: enmesh, entangle, involve
Filch
• Definition: (v.) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts
• Synonym: pilfer, purloin, swipe
Flout
• Definition: (v.) to mock, treat with contempt
• Synonym: scoff at, sneer at, snicker at, scorn
• Antonyms: obey, honor, revere, uphold
Fractious
• Definition: (adj.) tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable
• Synonym: refractory, recalcitrant, peevish
• Antonyms: docile, tractable, cooperative
Precept
• Definition: (n.) rule of conduct or action
• Synonym: principle, maxim
Salutary• Definition: (adj.) beneficial, helpful; healthful,
wholesome
• Synonym: salubrious, curative
• Antonyms: detrimental, deleterious, pernicious
Scathing
• Definition: (adj.) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm
• Synonym: searing, harsh, ferocious, savage
• Antonyms: bland, mild
Scourge• Definition: (v.) to whip, punish severely; (n.) a cause of
affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism
• Synonym: (v.) flog, beat; (n.) bane, plague, pestilence
• Antonyms: (n.) godsend, boon, blessing
Sepulchral
• Definition: (adj.) funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal
• Synonym: doleful, lugubrious, mortuary
Soporific
• Definition: (adj.) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; (n.) something that induces sleep
• Synonym: (n.) narcotic, anesthetic
• Antonyms: (adj.) stimulating; (n.) stimulant, stimulus
Straitlaced
• Definition: (adj.) extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical
• Synonym: highly conventional, overly strict, stuffy
• Antonyms: lax, loose, indulgent, permissive, dissolute
Transient
• Definition: (adj.) lasting only a short time, fleeting; (n.) one who stays only a short time
• Synonym: (adj.) impermanent, ephemeral, evanescent
• Antonyms: (adj.) permanent, imperishable, immortal
Unwieldy
• Definition: (adj.) not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity
• Synonym: cumbersome, bulky, clumsy, impractical
• Antonyms: manageable, easy to handle
Vapid
• Definition: (adj.) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force
• Synonym: insipid, lifeless, colorless
• Antonyms: zesty, spicy, savory, colorful, lively