1. Vocabulary Workshop Level F - Accelerated 10 English
Unit 5
Vocabulary Workshop Level F - Accelerated 10 English

2. amnesty
Many political prisoners were freed under the amnesty granted by the new regime.

3. amnesty
(n.) a general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution
synonym: reprieve

4. autonomy
Even after the thirteen colonies gained autonomy from England, many Americans clung to English traditions.

5. autonomy (n.) self government, political control synonyms: home rule
antonyms: dependence, subjection,

6. axiomatic
(adj.) self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule
synonym: taken for granted
antonyms: questionable, dubious

7. blazon
They will blazon the results of the election across the Internet and every television set in the land.

8. blazon
(v.) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely
synonyms: broadcast, trumpet
antonym: hide, conceal, bury

9. caveat
The well known Latin phrase “caveat emptor” means “Let the buyer beware.”

10. caveat
(n.) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior
synonyms: admonition, words to the wise

11. equitable
He did more work, so a sixty-forty split of the profits seemed an equitable arrangement

12. equitable (adj.) fair, just, embodying principles of justice
synonyms: right, reasonable, evenhanded
antonyms: unjust, unfair, one-sided, disproportionate

13. extricate
The ring must have slid off my finger as I was trying to extricate the fish from the net.

14. extricate
(v.) to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort
synonyms: disentangle, extract, disengage
antonyms: enmesh, entangle

15. filch
If you filch pennies from the cash drawer, you are unlikely, after a white to be satisfied with only pennies.

16. filch (v.) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts
synonyms: pilfer, purloin, swipe

17. flout
She chose to ignore my advice, not because she wanted to flout my beliefs, but because she had strong opinions of her own

18. flout (v.) to mock, treat with contempt
synonyms: sneer at, snicker at, scorn
antonyms: obey, honor

19. fractious
It seems as if we even the smoothest-running organizations contain one or two fractious elements

20. fractious
(adj.) tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable
synonyms: refractory, recalcitrant, peevish
antonyms: docile, tractable, cooperative

21. precept
Many of the religions follow the precept that it is important to treat others as you, yourself, would like to be treated.

22. precept
(n.) a rule of conduct or action
synonyms: principle, maxim

23. salutary
The cute new puppy had a salutary effect on her health.

24. salutary (adj.) beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome
synonyms: salubrious, curative
antonyms: detrimental, deleterious

25. scathing
Sometimes a carefully reasoned discussion does more to change people’s minds than a scathing attack.

26. scathing (adj.) bitterly severe, withering, causing a great harm.
synonyms: searing, harsh, savage
antonyms: bland, mild

27. scourge
Jonathan Swift used wit to scourge the British government for its cruel treatment of Ireland.
Competing teams consider my daughter the scourge of the soccer field.

28. scourge
(v.) to whip, punish severely; (n.) a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment, or criticism
synonyms: (v.) flog, beat; (n.) bane, plague, pestilence
antonyms: (n.) godsend, boon, blessing

29. sepulchral
(adj.) funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal
synonym: lugubrious, mortuary

30. soporific
He claimed that the musical, despite, its energy, was soporific and that he had slept through the entire second act.
Shakespeare’s Juliet drinks a soporific so as to appear to be dead - a trick she is so soon to regret.

31. soporific
(adj.) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy
(n.) something that induces sleep
synonyms: (n.) narcotic, anesthetic
antonyms: (adj.) stimulating (n.) stimulant, stimulus

32. straitlaced
(adj.) extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct, prudish, puritanical
synonyms: highly conventional, overly strict, stuffy
antonyms: lax, loose, indulgent, permissive, dissolute

33. transient
(adj.) lasting only a short time; fleeting; (n.) one who stays only a short time
synonyms: (adj.) impermanent, ephemeral, evanescent
antonyms: (adj.) permanent, imperishable, immortal

34. unwieldy
(adj.) not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity
synonyms: bulky, clumsy, impractical
antonyms: manageable, easy to handle

35. vapid
(adj.) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force
synonyms: lifeless, colorless
antonyms: zesty, spicy, colorful