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Assignment: Test Your Vocabulary
Duarte, Astrid
Period 1 English
1/13/15

Vocabulary Unit 5
Definitions:
1. Amnesty- (n.) an official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses
2. Autonomy- (n.) self-government, political control
3. Axiomatic- (adj.) self-evident or unquestionable
4. Blazon- (v.) to adorn or embellish, to set forth conspicuously or publicly
5. Caveat- (n.) an explanation or warning that should be remembered when you are doing or thinking about something
6. Equitable (adj.) fair and impartial
7. Extricate (v.) free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty
8. Filch (v.) pilfer or steal (something, especially a thing of small value) in a casual way
9. Flout (v.) to mock, treat with contempt
10. Fractious (adj.) tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable
11. Precept (n.) a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action
12. Salutary (adj.) producing good effects; beneficial
13. Scathing (adj.) witheringly scornful; severely critical
14. Scourge (v.) whip (someone) as a punishment (n.) a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering
15. Sepulchral (adj.) of or relating to a tomb or interment; gloomy; dismal
16. Soporific (adj.) tending to induce drowsiness or sleep (n.) a drug or other agent that induces sleep 17. Straitlaced (adj.) excessively strict in manners, morals, or opinion
18. Transient (adj.) lasting only for a short time; fleeting (n.) a person who is staying or working in a place for only a short time
19. Unwieldy (adj.) difficult to carry or move because of its size, shape, or weight
20. Vapid (adj.) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force

Completing the Sentence
1. Her approach to the problem seems to have been guided by the time-honored precept that
"Force is the remedy for nothing."
2. Since the close of World War II, almost 100 former colonies have gained full autonomy and joined the family of nations.
3. She has made so many

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