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Unit 5 Vocab Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
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Flout

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(v.) to mock, treat with contempt

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Caveat

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

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Blazon

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

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Filch

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

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Fractious

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

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Equitable

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

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Autonomy

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(n.) self-government, political control

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Addendum

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(n.) an addition or supplement designed to increase correctness, completeness, or currency

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Amnesty

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

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Axiomatic

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

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Extricate

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

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Soporific

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(adj.) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy

(n.) something that induces sleep

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Scathing

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

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Unwieldy

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

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Vapid

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

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Prognosticate

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(v.) to predict, especially on the basis of present indications or signs, foretoken

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Sepulchral

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

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Salutary

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(adj.) beneficial, helpful; healthy, wholesome

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Straitlaced

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

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Scourge

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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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Precept

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(n.) a rule of conduct or action

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Transient

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(adj.) lasting only a short time, fleeting

(n.) one who stays only a short time

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Shivers went up and down our spines as, in a(n) __________ tone of voice, he spoke to us of ghosts, vampires, and the “living dead”

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sepulchral

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Her approach to the problem seems to have been guided by the time-honored __________ that “Force is the remedy for nothing.”

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precept

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Ms. Montoya’s criticism of my term paper was so __________ that after reading it I felt thoroughly crushed.

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scathing

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Who would have thought that the new treasurer could sink so low as to __________ money from the club’s petty cash fund?

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filch

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27
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The standards of behavior generally accepted in Victorian times would probably be rejected today as excessively __________.

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straitlaced

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It became clear that the squad of policemen would be unable to handle the small but __________ crowd of angry protesters

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fractious

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The situation is so blurred and uncertain that I would not venture to __________ what is likely to happen

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prognosticate

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Even the most talented actors could not breathe life and credibility into the __________ lines of that silly play.

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vapid

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I tried to warn them of the dangers involved in such an undertaking, but all my __________ and admonitions fell on deaf ears

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caveat

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Both parties later agreed to a(n) __________ to the contract, stating the terms under which the agreement might be voided

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addendum

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Any unit of government - national or local - that __________ sound economic principles is headed for disaster

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flouts

34
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It is __________ that democracy, more than any other form of government, calls for the active participation of all the people in public affairs

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axiomatic

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Since the close of WWII, almost 100 former colonies have gained full __________ and joined the family of nations.

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autonomy

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The decision was a disappointment to me, but after thinking it over, I had to agree that it was __________

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equitable

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She had made so many contradictory promises to so many people that I don’t see how she can __________ herself from the situation

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extricate

38
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His fame as a football star proved to be __________, and he found himself just another young man looking for a job

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transient

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The new government, seeking to restore normal conditions, declared a(n) __________ for all political prisoners

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amnesty

40
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The fighter planes of WWII sometimes had the pictures of famous movie stars, like Betty Grable, __________ on the fuselage

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blazon(ed)

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The carton was not heavy, but it was so __________ that it took four of us to carry it to the shed

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unwieldy

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It was Lincoln who said: “Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty __________ of war may speedily pass away.”

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scourge

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Failures are always unpleasant, but if you learn from them, the may have a(n) __________ effect on your future career.

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salutary

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The __________ effect of his droning lectures surpasses that of any sleeping pills now in use

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soporific

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synonym

to whip, flog; a plague, pestilence

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scourge

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synonym

insipid, lifeless, colorless, dull

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vapid

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synonym

to foretell, forecast, predict, presage

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prognosticate

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synonym

highly conventional, overly strict, stuffy

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straitlaced

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synonym

doleful, lugubrious; funereal, mortuary

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sepulchral

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synonym

fair, just, right, reasonable

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equitable

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synonym

sleep-inducing; a narcotic, anesthetic

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soporific

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synonym

impermanent, ephemeral, evanescent

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transient

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synonym

salubrious, wholesome, beneficial

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salutary

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synonym

to pilfer, purloin, swipe

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filch

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synonym

searing, harsh, severe, ferocious, savage

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scathing

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synonym

cumbersome, bulky, clumsy; impractical

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unwieldy

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synonym

self-evident, taken for granted

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axiomatic

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synonym

to broadcast, trumpet; to embellish

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blazon

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synonym

unruly, refractory, recalcitrant; peevish

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fractious

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synonym

self-government, home rule

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autonomy

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synonym

a warning, caution

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caveat

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synonym

to disentangle, extract, disengage

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extricate

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synonym

a general pardon or absolution

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amnesty

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synonym

to scoff at, sneer at, snicker at

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flout

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synonym

a rule of conduct, principle; a maxim

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precept

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synonym

a supplement, addition, appendix

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addendum

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antonym

unjust, unfair, one-sided, disproportionate

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equitable

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antonym

bland, mild

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scathing

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antonym

zesty, spicy, savory, colorful, lively

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vapid

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antonym

dependence, subjection, colonial status

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autonomy

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antonym

to enmesh, entangle, involve

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extricate

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antonym

a godsend, boon, blessing

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scourge

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antonym

a stimulant, stimulus; stimulating

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soporific

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antonym

manageable, easy to handle

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unwieldy

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antonym

permanent, imperishable, immortal

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transient

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antonym

to obey, honor, revere, uphold

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flout

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antonym

detrimental, deleterious, pernicious

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salutary

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antonym

questionable, dubious, controversial

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axiomatic

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antonym

docile, tractable, cooperative

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fractious

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antonym

lax, loose; indulgent, permissive; dissolute

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straitlaced

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