Vocab 5 Flashcards

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Equitable

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characterized by fairness

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Straitlaced

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excessively strict in behavior, morality, or opinions

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Salutary

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beneficial; healthful

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Scourge

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a means of inflicting sever suffering, vengeance, or punishment

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Blazon

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to make widely or generally known

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Filch

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to steal something in small quantities

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Vapid

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lacking liveliness, animation, or interest

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Extricate

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to free or release form a difficulty or entanglement

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Scathing

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harshly critical

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Caveat

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a warning or caution

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Axiomatic

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evident without proof or argument

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Flout

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to show dislike for; to mock

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Addendum

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something added, or to be added

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Fractious

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inclined to make trouble; unruly

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Autonomy

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self-government

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Prognosticate

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to predict according to present indications or signs; foretell

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Precept

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a rule of personal conduct

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Amnesty

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a general pardon granted by a government

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Soporific

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causing or tending to cause sleep

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Transient

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lasting a very short time; fleeting

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Unwieldy

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moved or managed with difficulty

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Sepulchral

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suggestive of the grave; melancholy