1. 9th Grade Literature
Vocabulary
Unit 5

2. amnesty a general pardon for an offense against a government
any act of forgiveness or absolution

3. autonomy self-government political control home rule
subjection

4. axiomatic self-evident
expressing a universally accepted principle or rule
obviously true
taken for granted

5. blazon to adorn to embellish to publish or proclaim widely broadcast
trumpet
conceal
bury

6. Caveat
A warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding

7. equitable fair just right reasonable --------------------------------
unjust
unfair
one-sided

8. extricate to free from entanglements or difficulties
to remove with effort
disentangle
extract
entangle
involve

9. filch to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts pilfer
swipe

10. flout to mock to treat with contempt to scoff at to sneer at to scorn
to honor
to revere

11. fractious tending to be troublesome quarrelsome contrary
cooperative

12. precept
a rule of conduct or action
principle
maxim

13. Salutary
Beneficial, helpful

14. scathing bitterly severe harsh ferocious
mild

15. scourge to whip to punish severely a cause of affliction or suffering
severe punishment
flog
beat
plague

16. Sepulchral
Typical of the tomb
Extremely gloomy or dismal

17. Soporific
Tending to cause sleep

18. straitlaced extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct
puritanical
overly strict
indulgent
permissive

19. transient lasting only a short time one who stays only a short time
impermanent
permanent

20. unwieldy
not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity
cumbersome
bulky
easy to handle

21. vapid dull uninterested lacking in sharpness or clarity lifeless
colorless
colorful
lively