Vocab Unit 5
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- soporific
- (adj) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; (n) something that induces sleep
- straitlaced
- extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical
- filch
- to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts
- axiomatic
- self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule
- transient
- Lasting only a short time, fleeing; one who stays only a short time
- flout
- to mock, treat with contempt
- fractious
- tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrlesome, contrary; unpredictable
- equitable
- fair, just, embodying principles of justice
- salutary
- beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome
- blazon
- to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely
- scourge
- (v) to whip, punish severely; (n) a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism
- sepulchral
- funeral, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal
- autonomy
- self-government, political control
- precept
- a rule of conduct or action
- vapid
- dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force
- extricate
- to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort
- amnesty
- a general pardon for an offense against the government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution
- caveat
- a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior
- scathing
- bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm
- unwieldy
- not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity