1. Vocabulary Level F Unit # 5

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3. amnesty ( noun) pardon for an offense against the government; in general- any act of forgiveness Syn: pardon Mitch Albom needs to declare amnesty and forgive himself for not staying in touch with Morrie after college.

4. autonomy (noun) self- government; political control Syn: independence home rule self-governedAnt: Colonial status Morrie lost all sense of autonomy as his body surrendered to ALS.

5. axiomatic (adj) self-evident; expressing a universally accepted principle or rule Syn  self- evident  taken for granted  Obvious Ant question able question able Morrie said the concept of love is_____ by too many people who think money is the most important thing in life.

6. blazon (Verb) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously, publish or proclaim widely Syn: broadcast broadcast Trumpet Trumpet She couldn’t wait to blazon her “In a Relationship” status on Facebook.

7. caveat ( noun) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior Syn: word to the wise, admonition The teacher tried subtle caveats to let the students know that they needed to settle down and get to work.

8. equitable (adj) fair, just, embodying principles of justice Syn: Right, just reasonable even handed Morrie’s time was spent equitable between family and friends.

9. extricate ( verb) to free from entanglement; to remove with effort Syn: extract disentangle It took all afternoon to extricate the cat from the tree.

10. filch (verb) to steal, especially in a sneaky way. Syn: swipe purloinPilfer I was shocked to discover he had been filching money from his little sister’s piggy bank.

11. flout (verb) to mock, treat with contempt Syn: mock, sneer at scorn, scoff at She flouted the Homecoming tradition and refused to wear a mum.

12. fractious (adj) unruly; quarrelsome, contrary, tending to be troublesome recalcitrantpeevish One fractious student in a class can cause the everyone to be miserable; it is best to remove him.

13. precept (noun) a rule of conduct or action Syn: principle maxim The teacher has rather strict precepts for classroom behavior.

14. salutary (adj) beneficial, helpful, healthful, wholesome Syn: wholesome curativeSalubrious Daily exercise will have a salutary effect on your weight and stress levels.

15. scathing (adj) bitterly severe, causing great harm Syn: ferocious Harsh, searing, savage Ant: mild After reading the scathing comments about the applicant, we certainly didn’t want to hire him.

16. scourge (verb) to whip or punish severely (noun) a cause of suffering Syn: Flog, beat plaguepestilence You should not scourge the donkey to get him to behave. The one freshman in the group was a scourge to their mature conversation.

17. sepulchral (adj) funeral, typical of the tomb/grave; extremely gloomy dolefullugubriousmournful The sepulchral background music in the commercial made me even more depressed.

18. soporific ( adj) tending to cause sleep (noun) something that induces sleep Syn: narcotic Anesthetic Ant: stimulating My husband will not attend the ballet with me because he feels it is soporific.

19. straitlaced (adj) extremely strict in moral standards; prudish; puritanical Syn: overly strict Stuffy Ant: indulgent The straitlaced student would not feel comfortable at a wild, permissive party.

20. transient (adj) lasting only a short time (noun) one who stays only a short time. impermanentephemeral George and Lennie were transient farm workers.

21. unwieldy (adj) not easily carried or managed because of size or complexity Syn: cumbersome, Bulky,Impractical The giant sack of football equipment was too unwieldy for one guy to carry.

22. vapid (adj) dull, uninteresting; lacking in sharpness, flavor, or liveliness Syn: bland lifelessboringinsipid Ant: lively I was totally bored by the play because most of the actors were just plain vapid.