Vocab 5 F Flashcards by TungLam Nguyen | Brainscape

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reprieve

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amnesty

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home rule

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autonomy

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dependence, subjection

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ant. autonomy

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taken for granted

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axiomatic

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questionable, dubious

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ant. axiomatic

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broadcast, trumpet

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blazon

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hide, conceal, bury

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ant blazon

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admonition, word the wise

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caveat

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right, reasonable, evenhanded

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equitable

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unjust, unfair, one-sided, disproportionate

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ant. equitable

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dissentangle, extract

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extricate

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enmesh, entangle

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ant. extricate

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pilfer, purloin, swipe

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filch

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sneer at, snicker at, scorn

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flout

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refractory, recalcitrant, peevish

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fractious

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docile, tractable, cooperative

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fractious

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principle, maxim

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precept

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salubrious, curative

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salutary

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detrimental, deleterious

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ant. salutary

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searing, harsh, savage

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scathing

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bland, mild

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ant. scathing

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flog, beat

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scourge (verb)

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bane, plague, pestilence

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scourge(noun)

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godsend, boon, blessing

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ant. scourge

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lugubrious, mortuary

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sepulchral

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stimulating, stimulant, stimulus

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ant. soporific

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narcotic, anaesthetic

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soporific

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highly conventional, overly strict, stuffy

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straitlaced

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lax, loose, indulgent, permissive, dissolute

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ant. straightlaced

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impermanent, ephemeral, evanescent

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transient

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bulky, clumsy, impractical

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unwiely

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manageable, easy to handle

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ant. unwieldy

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lifeless, colorless

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vapid

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zesty, spicy, colorful

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ant. vapid