Vocab 5 F Flashcards
reprieve
amnesty
home rule
autonomy
dependence, subjection
ant. autonomy
taken for granted
axiomatic
questionable, dubious
ant. axiomatic
broadcast, trumpet
blazon
hide, conceal, bury
ant blazon
admonition, word the wise
caveat
right, reasonable, evenhanded
equitable
unjust, unfair, one-sided, disproportionate
ant. equitable
dissentangle, extract
extricate
enmesh, entangle
ant. extricate
pilfer, purloin, swipe
filch
sneer at, snicker at, scorn
flout
refractory, recalcitrant, peevish
fractious
docile, tractable, cooperative
fractious
principle, maxim
precept
salubrious, curative
salutary
detrimental, deleterious
ant. salutary
searing, harsh, savage
scathing
bland, mild
ant. scathing
flog, beat
scourge (verb)
bane, plague, pestilence
scourge(noun)
godsend, boon, blessing
ant. scourge
lugubrious, mortuary
sepulchral
stimulating, stimulant, stimulus
ant. soporific
narcotic, anaesthetic
soporific
highly conventional, overly strict, stuffy
straitlaced
lax, loose, indulgent, permissive, dissolute
ant. straightlaced
impermanent, ephemeral, evanescent
transient
bulky, clumsy, impractical
unwiely
manageable, easy to handle
ant. unwieldy
lifeless, colorless
vapid
zesty, spicy, colorful
ant. vapid