Vocab 5 F Flashcards
(34 cards)
1
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reprieve
A
amnesty
2
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home rule
A
autonomy
3
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dependence, subjection
A
ant. autonomy
4
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taken for granted
A
axiomatic
5
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questionable, dubious
A
ant. axiomatic
6
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broadcast, trumpet
A
blazon
7
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hide, conceal, bury
A
ant blazon
8
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admonition, word the wise
A
caveat
9
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right, reasonable, evenhanded
A
equitable
10
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unjust, unfair, one-sided, disproportionate
A
ant. equitable
11
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dissentangle, extract
A
extricate
12
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enmesh, entangle
A
ant. extricate
13
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pilfer, purloin, swipe
A
filch
14
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sneer at, snicker at, scorn
A
flout
15
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refractory, recalcitrant, peevish
A
fractious
16
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docile, tractable, cooperative
A
fractious
17
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principle, maxim
A
precept
18
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salubrious, curative
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salutary
19
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detrimental, deleterious
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ant. salutary
20
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searing, harsh, savage
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scathing
21
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bland, mild
A
ant. scathing
22
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flog, beat
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scourge (verb)
23
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bane, plague, pestilence
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scourge(noun)
24
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godsend, boon, blessing
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ant. scourge
25
lugubrious, mortuary
sepulchral
26
stimulating, stimulant, stimulus
ant. soporific
27
narcotic, anaesthetic
soporific
28
highly conventional, overly strict, stuffy
straitlaced
29
lax, loose, indulgent, permissive, dissolute
ant. straightlaced
30
impermanent, ephemeral, evanescent
transient
31
bulky, clumsy, impractical
unwiely
32
manageable, easy to handle
ant. unwieldy
33
lifeless, colorless
vapid
34
zesty, spicy, colorful
ant. vapid
