Unit 5 Vocab synonyms Flashcards by Lizzie Durante | Brainscape

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autonomy

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home rule

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axiomatic

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taken for granted

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blazon

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broadcast, trumpet

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caveat

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admonition

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equitable

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right, reasonable, evenhanded

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extricate

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disentangle, extract, disengage

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filch

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pilfer, purloin, swipe

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fractious

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refractory, recalcitrant, peevish

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precept

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principle, maxim

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salutary

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salubrious, curative

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scathing

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searing, harsh, ferocious, savage

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scourge

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

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soporific

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(n) narcotic, anesthetic

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straitlaced

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highly conventional, overly strict, stuffy

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transient

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(adj) impermanent, ephemeral, evanescent

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unwieldy

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cumbersome, bulky, clumsy, impractical

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vapid

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insipid, lifeless, colorless