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Sadlier Unit 5 (11.13.2020) Flashcards

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(n.) a general pardon for an offense against the government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution

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Amnesty

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(n.) self-government, political control

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Autonomy

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S: home rule

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Autonomy

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A: dependent, subjection, colonial

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Autonomy

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

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Axiomatic

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S: taken for granted

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Axiomatic

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A: questionable, dubious, controversial

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Axiomatic

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(v.) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely

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Blazon

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S: broadcast, trumpet

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Blazon

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A: hide, conceal, cover up, bury

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Blazon

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(n.) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior

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Caveat

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S: admonition, word to the wise

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Caveat

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(adj.) fair, just, embodying principles of justice

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Equitable

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S: right, reasonable, evenhanded

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Equitable

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A: unjust, unfair, one-sided, disproportionate

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Equitable

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

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Extricate

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S: disentangle, extract, disengage

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Extricate

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A: enmesh, entangle, involve

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Extricate

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

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Filch

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S: pilfer, purloin, swipe

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Filch

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(v.) to mock, treat with contempt

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Flout

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S: scoff at, sneer at, snicker at, scorn

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Flout

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A: obey, honor, revere, uphold

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Flout

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

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Fractious

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S: refractory, recalcitrant, peevish

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Fractious

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A: docile, tractable, cooperative

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Fractious

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(n.) a rule of conduct or action

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Precept

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S: principle, maxim

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Precept

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(adj.) beneficial, helpful, healthful, wholesome

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Salutary

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S: salubrious, curative

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Salutary

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A: detrimental, deleterious, pernicious

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Salutary

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(adj.) bitterly severe, withering, causing great harm

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Scathing

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S: searing, harsh, ferocious, savage

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Scathing

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A: bland, mild

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Scathing

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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

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S: (v) flog, beat; (n) bane, plague, pestilence

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Scourge

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A: (n) godsend, boon, blessing

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Scourge

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

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Sepulchral

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S: doleful, lugubrious, mortuary

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Sepulchral

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(adj.) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargic (n.) something that induces sleep

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Soporific

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S: (n) narcotic, anesthetic

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Soporific

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A: (adj) stimulating (n) stimulant, stimulus

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Soporific

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(adj.) extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct, prudish, puritanical

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Straitlaced

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S: highly conventional, overly strict, stuffy

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Straitlaced

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A: lax, loose, indulgent, permissive, dissolute

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Straitlaced

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

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Transient

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S: (adj) impermanent, ephemeral, evanescent

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Transient

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A: (adj) permanent, imperishable, immortal

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Transient

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

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Unwieldy

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S: cumbersome, bulky, clumsy, impractical

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Unwieldy

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A: manageable, easy to handle

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Unwieldy

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

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Vapid

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S: insipid, lifeless, colorless

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Vapid

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A: zesty, spicy, savory, colorful, lively

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Vapid

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