Monday, October 22, 2012

Vocabulary Remix #8

1. Flout: Openly disregard.



2. Caveat: A warning.



3. Blazon: Display prominently or vividly.



4. Filch: Steal in a casual way.

5. Fractious: Easily irritated; bad tempered.



6. Equitable: Fair and impartial.



7. Autonomy: The right or condition of self government.



8. Addendum: An item of additional material.



9. Amnesty: An official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses.



10. Axiomatic: Self-evident or unquestionable.



11. Extricate: Free from a constraint or difficulty.



12. Soporific: Tending to induce drowsiness or sleep.



13. Scathing: Witheringly scornful; severely critical.



14. Unwieldy: Difficult to carry or move because of its shape, size or weight.



15. Vapid: Offering nothing that is simulating or challenging.



16. Prognosticate: Foretell of prophesy.



17. Sepulchral: Of or relating to a tomb or interment.



18. Salutary: Producing good effects.



19. Straitlaced: Exaggeratedly proper.



20. Scourge: A whip used as an instrument of punishment.



21. Precept: A general rule intended to regulate behavior or thought.



22. Transient: Lasting only for a short time.

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