Unit 5 Flashcards
Autonomy
Self government (n)
Syn: home rule
Ant: dependance, subjection
Amnesty
Act of forgiveness or absolution (n)
Axiomatic
Self-evident, universally accepted (adj)
Syn: taken for granted
Ant: questionable, dubious
Blazon
To adorn; publish (v)
Syn: broadcast, trumpet
Ant: hide, conceal, bury
Caveat
Warning or caution (n)
Syn: admonition, word of the wise
Equitable
Fair, just (adj)
Syn: right, reasonable, evenhanded
Ant: disproportionate, one-sided, unfair
Extricate
To free from a problem; to remove with effort (v)
Syn: disentangle, extract
Ant: enmesh, entangle
Filch
To steal (v)
Syn: pilfer, purloin, swipe
Flout
To mock; treat with contempt (v)
Syn: sneer at, snicker at
Ant: obey, honor
Fractious
Quarrelsome, unruly, unpredictable (adj)
Syn: peevish, refractory
Ant: docile, cooperative
Precept
Rule of conduct or action (n)
Syn: principle, maxim
Salutary
Beneficial, wholesome (adj)
Syn: salubrious, curative
Ant: detrimental, deletrious
Scathing
Bitterly severe; causes great harm (adj)
Syn: harsh, savage
Ant: bland, mild
Scourge
Punish severely (v) Source of punishment/criticism (n)
Syn: flog, beat; bane, plague, pestilence
Ant: blessing, godsend
Sepulchral
Funereal; extremely gloomy or dismal (adj)
Syn: mortuary, lugubrious
