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9th Grade Literature Vocabulary Unit 5
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amnesty a general pardon for an offense against a government
any act of forgiveness or absolution
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autonomy self-government political control home rule
subjection
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axiomatic self-evident
expressing a universally accepted principle or rule obviously true taken for granted
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blazon to adorn to embellish to publish or proclaim widely broadcast
trumpet conceal bury
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Caveat A warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding
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equitable fair just right reasonable --------------------------------
unjust unfair one-sided
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extricate to free from entanglements or difficulties
to remove with effort disentangle extract entangle involve
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filch to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts pilfer
swipe
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flout to mock to treat with contempt to scoff at to sneer at to scorn
to honor to revere
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fractious tending to be troublesome quarrelsome contrary
cooperative
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precept a rule of conduct or action principle maxim
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Salutary Beneficial, helpful
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scathing bitterly severe harsh ferocious
mild
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scourge to whip to punish severely a cause of affliction or suffering
severe punishment flog beat plague
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Sepulchral Typical of the tomb Extremely gloomy or dismal
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Soporific Tending to cause sleep
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straitlaced extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct
puritanical overly strict indulgent permissive
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transient lasting only a short time one who stays only a short time
impermanent permanent
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unwieldy not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity cumbersome bulky easy to handle
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vapid dull uninterested lacking in sharpness or clarity lifeless
colorless colorful lively
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