unit 5 vocab Flashcards
amnesty
a general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution
autonomy
self-government, political control
axiomatic
self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle
blazon
to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely
caveat
a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior
equitable
fair, just, embodying principles of justice
extricate
to free from entanglements or difficulties
filch
to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts
flout
to mock, treat with contempt
fractious
tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable
precept
a rule of conduct or action
salutary
beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome
scathing
bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm
scourge
(v) to whip, punish severely; (n) a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism
sepulchral
funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal
soporific
(adj) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; (n) something that induces sleep
straitlaced
extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical
transient
(adj) lasting only a short time, fleeting; (n) one who stays only a short time
unwieldy
not easily carried, handled, or manageable because of size or complexity
vapid
full, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force
amnesty syns and ants
syns: reprieve
autonomy syns and ants
syns: home rule
ants: dependence, subjection
axiomatic syns and ants
syns: taken for granted
ants: questionable, dubious
blazon syns and ants
syns: broadcast, trumpet
ants: hide, conceal, bury
caveat syns and ants
syns: admonition, word to the wise
equitable syns and ants
syns: right, reasonable, evenhanded
ants: unjust, unfair, one-sided, disproportionate
extricate syns and ants
syns: disentangle, extract
ants: enmesh, entangle
filch syns and ants
syns: pilfer, purloin, swipe
flout syns and ants
syns: sneer at, snicker at, scorn
ants: obey, honor
fractious syns and ants
syns: refractory, recalcitrant, peevish
ants: docile, tractable, cooperative
precept syns and ants
syns: principle, maxim
salutary syns and ants
syns: salubrious, curative
ants: detrimental, deleterious
scathing syns and ants
syns: searing, harsh, savage
ants: bland, mild
scourge syns and ants
syns: (v) flog, beat; (n) bane, plague, pestilence
ants: (n) godsend, boon, blessing
sepulchral syns and ants
syns: lugubrious, mortuary
soporific syns and ants
syns: (n) narcotic, anesthetic
ants: (adj) stimulating; (n) stimulant, stimulus
straitlaced syns and ants
syns: highly conventional, overly strict, stuffy
ants: lax, loose, indulgent, permissive, dissolute
transient syns and ants
syns: (adj) impermanent, ephemeral, evanescent
ants: (adj) permanent, imperishable, immortal
unwieldy syns and ants
syns: bulky, clumsy, impractical
ants: manageable, easy to handle
vapid syns and ants
syns: lifeless, colorless
ants: zesty, spicy, colorful
