Unit 5 Synonyms Flashcards by Jenna B | Brainscape

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reprieve

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amnesty

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home rule

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autonomy

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taken for granted

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axiomatic

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broadcast, trumpet

A

blazon

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admonition, word to the wise

A

caveat

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right, reasonable, evenhanded

A

equitable

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disentangle, extract

A

extricate

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pilfer, purloin, swipe

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filch

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sneer at, snicker at, scorn

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flout

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refractory, recalcitrant, peevish

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fractious

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principle, maxim

A

precept

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salubrious, curative

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salutary

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searing, harsh, savage

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scathing

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flog, beat; bane, plague, pestilence

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scourge

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lugubrious, mortuary

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sepulchral

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narcotic, anesthetic

A

soporific

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highly conventional, overly strict, stuffy

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straitlaced

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impermanent, ephemeral, evanescent

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transient

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bulky, clumsy, impractical

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unwieldy

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lifeless, colorless

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vapid