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Vocabulary – Level F

Vocabulary – Level F . Unit 5. vapid. dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force. precept. A rule or conduct or action. equitable. Fair, just, embodying principles of justice. salutary. beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome. axiomatic.

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Vocabulary – Level F

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  1. Vocabulary – Level F Unit 5

  2. vapid • dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force

  3. precept • A rule or conduct or action

  4. equitable • Fair, just, embodying principles of justice

  5. salutary • beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome

  6. axiomatic • Self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule

  7. amnesty • A general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any at of forgiveness or absolution

  8. sepulchral • funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal

  9. transient • Lasting only a short time, fleeting; one who stays only a short time

  10. soporific • Tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; something that induces sleep

  11. extricate • To free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort

  12. straitlaced • Extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical

  13. filch • to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts

  14. fractious • Tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable

  15. caveat • a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior

  16. flout • To mock, treat with contempt

  17. autonomy • self-government, political control

  18. scathing • Bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm

  19. unwieldy • Not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity

  20. scourge • To whip, punish severely; a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism

  21. blazon • To adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish

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