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Vocabulary Unit 5

Vocabulary Unit 5. Have your vocabulary cards out! . Autonomy. (n) self-government, political control Syn : home rule Ant: dependence, subjection. Blazon. (v) to adorn or embellish, to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely Syn : broadcast, trumpet Ant: hide, conceal.

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Vocabulary Unit 5

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  1. Vocabulary Unit 5 Have your vocabulary cards out! 

  2. Autonomy • (n) self-government, political control • Syn: home rule • Ant: dependence, subjection

  3. Blazon • (v) to adorn or embellish, to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely • Syn: broadcast, trumpet • Ant: hide, conceal

  4. Caveat • (n) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior • Syn: admonition

  5. Equitable • (adj) fair, just, embodying principles of justice • Syn: right, reasonable • Ant: unjust, disproportionate

  6. Scathing • (adj) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm • Syn: harsh, ferocious • Ant: bland, mild

  7. Transient • (adj) lasting only a short time, fleeting; (n) one who stays only a short time • Syn: (adj) ephemeral, evanescent • Ant: permanent, imperishable

  8. Vapid • (adj) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force • Syn: insipid, colorless • Ant: zesty, lively

  9. Fractious • (adj) tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable • Syn: refractory, recalcitrant • Ant: docile, cooperative

  10. Salutary • (adj) beneficial, helpful; healthy, wholesome • Syn: curative, salubrious • Ant: deleterious, pernicious

  11. Soporific • (adj) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; (n) something that induces sleep • Syn: (n) narcotic, anesthetic • Ant: (adj) stimulating

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