Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Vocabulary list #8

 flout: to treat with disdain, scorn or contempt
caveat: A warning or caution
blazon: to set forth conspicuously or publicly
filch: to steel (especially something of small value)
fractious: refractory or unrully
equitable: characterized by equity or fairness
autonomy: independence or freedom
addendum: an addition
amnesty: Law. an act o forgivenes for past offences, especially to a class of persons as a whole.
axiomatic: self-evident; obvious
extricate: to free or release from entanglement.
soporific: causing or tending to cause sleep
scathing: bitterly sever, as a remark
unwieldy: (clumsy) not readily handled or managed in use or action, as from size, shape, or weight
vapid: without liveliness or spirit
prognosticate: to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs
sepulchral: of, pertaining to, or serving as a tomb
salutary: favorable to or promoting health
straitlaced: excessivelty strict in conduct or morality
scourge: a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture
precept: a commandment or direction given as a ruleof action or conduct
transient: not lasting, enduring, or permanent

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