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SAT Vocabulary Unit 5. Jerome Shostak’s Vocabulary Workshop , published by Sadilier-Oxford, NY. 2005. amnesty. http://www.amnesty-volunteer.org/clipart/blacknwhite/GIFS/DOVE15.GIF. amnesty. Noun: general pardon for an offense against a government In general, any act of forgiveness
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SAT VocabularyUnit 5 Jerome Shostak’s Vocabulary Workshop, published by Sadilier-Oxford, NY. 2005.
amnesty http://www.amnesty-volunteer.org/clipart/blacknwhite/GIFS/DOVE15.GIF
amnesty • Noun: general pardon for an offense against a government • In general, any act of forgiveness • Absolution
autonomy http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/treasures
autonomy • Noun: self-government • Political control • Home rule
axiomatic http://school.discovery.com/clipart/clip/stopsign4c.html
axiomatic • Self-evident • Expressing a universally accepted principle of rule • Taken for granted
blazon http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7741630/
blazon • Verb: to adorn or embellish • To display conspicuously • To publish or proclaim widely • Broadcast, trumpet
caveat http://www.flickr.com/photos/shawnwall/147301792/
caveat • Noun: a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior • Admonition • Word to the wise
equitable http://www.mathsyear2000.org/magnet/minus3/halfway/middle.html
equitable • Adjective: fair, just • Embodying principles of justice • Evenhanded • Right, reasonable
extricate http://www.coachweber.com/2003_alferd_packer_trail_results.htm
extricate • Verb: to free from entanglements or difficulties • To remove with effort • Disentangle • Extract • Disengage
filch http://jeremylatham.com/blog/2006/04/
filch • Verb: to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts • Pilfer • Purloin • Swipe
flout http://www.search.com/reference/Doonesbury
flout • Verb: to mock • Treat with contempt • Scoff at • Sneer at • Snicker at • Scorn
fractious http://www.fotosearch.com/ART269/com042/
fractious • Adjective: tending to be troublesome • Unruly • Quarrelsome • Contrary • Unpredictable • Peevish • Recalcitrant
precept http://www.allposters.com/-sp/-Posters_i139477_.htm
precept • Noun: a rule of conduct or action • Principle • Maxim
salutary http://www.clipartguide.com/_pages/0041-0503-1713-2111.html
salutary • Adjective: beneficial • Helpful • Healthful • Wholesome • Salubrious • Curative
scathing http://www.judithbarathart.com/sendcard/sendcard.php
scathing • Adjective: bitterly severe • Withering • Causing great harm • Searing • Harsh • Ferocious • Savage http://www.fotosearch.com/art-parts/eat-at-joes/ARP106/
scourge http://www.bible-history.com/past/flagrum.html
scourge • Verb: to whip, punish severely • Flog, beat • Noun: a cause of affliction or suffering • Bane, pestilence, plague
sepulchral http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/tombofun.htm
sepulchral • Adjective: funereal • Typical of the tomb • Extremely gloomy or dismal • Doleful • Lugubrious • Mortuary
soporific http://sleepdisorders.about.com/od/sleepdeprivation/a/teachsleep.htm
soporific • Adjective: tending to cause sleep • Relating to sleepiness or lethargy • Noun: narcotic • Anesthetic • Something that induces sleep
straitlaced http://press.princeton.edu/images/k7738.gif
straitlaced • Adjective: extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct • Prudish • Puritanical • Highly conventional
transient http://www.curiocityonline.com/index.php?action=category&id=15
transient • Adjective: lasting only a short time • Fleeting • Ephemeral !!! • Evanescent • Noun: one who stays only a short time
unwieldy http://elphaba.inknoise.com/yarr/0014
unwieldy • Adjective: not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity • Cumbersome • Bulky • Clumsy, impractical
vapid http://www.veronica-cartwright.com/newpage1.htm
vapid • Adjective: dull, uninteresting, tiresome • Lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness or force • Insipid • Lifeless • Colorless