Vocabulary Workshop Unit #5

1. Vocabulary Workshop Unit #5 Level F

2. Amnesty • Definition: (n.) a general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution

3. Autonomy • Definition: (n.) self-government; political control • Synonym: home rule • Antonyms: dependence, subjection, colonial status

4. Axiomatic • Definition: (adj.) self-evidence, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule • Synonym: taken for granted • Antonyms: questionable, dubious, controversial

5. Blazon • Definition: (v.) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely • Synonym: broadcast, trumpet • Antonyms: hide, conceal, cover up, bury

6. Caveat • Definition: (n.) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior • Synonym: admonition, word to the wise

7. Equitable • Definition: (adj.) fair, just, embodying principles of justice • Synonym: right, reasonable, evenhanded • Antonyms: unjust, unfair, one-sided, disproportionate

8. Extricate • Definition: (v.) to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort • Synonym: disentangle, extract, disengage • Antonyms: enmesh, entangle, involve

9. Filch • Definition: (v.) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts • Synonym: pilfer, purloin, swipe

10. Flout • Definition: (v.) to mock, treat with contempt • Synonym: scoff at, sneer at, snicker at, scorn • Antonyms: obey, honor, revere, uphold

11. Fractious • Definition: (adj.) tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable • Synonym: refractory, recalcitrant, peevish • Antonyms: docile, tractable, cooperative

12. Precept • Definition: (n.) rule of conduct or action • Synonym: principle, maxim

13. Salutary • Definition: (adj.) beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome • Synonym: salubrious, curative • Antonyms: detrimental, deleterious, pernicious

14. Scathing • Definition: (adj.) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm • Synonym: searing, harsh, ferocious, savage • Antonyms: bland, mild

15. Scourge • Definition: (v.) to whip, punish severely; (n.) a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism • Synonym: (v.) flog, beat; (n.) bane, plague, pestilence • Antonyms: (n.) godsend, boon, blessing

16. Sepulchral • Definition: (adj.) funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal • Synonym: doleful, lugubrious, mortuary

17. Soporific • Definition: (adj.) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; (n.) something that induces sleep • Synonym: (n.) narcotic, anesthetic • Antonyms: (adj.) stimulating; (n.) stimulant, stimulus

18. Straitlaced • Definition: (adj.) extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical • Synonym: highly conventional, overly strict, stuffy • Antonyms: lax, loose, indulgent, permissive, dissolute

19. Transient • Definition: (adj.) lasting only a short time, fleeting; (n.) one who stays only a short time • Synonym: (adj.) impermanent, ephemeral, evanescent • Antonyms: (adj.) permanent, imperishable, immortal

20. Unwieldy • Definition: (adj.) not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity • Synonym: cumbersome, bulky, clumsy, impractical • Antonyms: manageable, easy to handle

21. Vapid • Definition: (adj.) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force • Synonym: insipid, lifeless, colorless • Antonyms: zesty, spicy, savory, colorful, lively