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Unit 5 VCB, Level F

Unit 5 VCB, Level F. Unit 5 Vocabulary. Amnesty. (n) A general pardon for an offense against a government ; in general, an act of forgiveness or absolution. Synonym: reprieve. Ex: Nelson Mandela received amnesty after spending 27 years in prison. Autonomy.

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Unit 5 VCB, Level F

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  1. Unit 5 VCB, Level F

  2. Unit 5 Vocabulary

  3. Amnesty • (n) A general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, an act of forgiveness or absolution Synonym: reprieve Ex: Nelson Mandela received amnesty after spending 27 years in prison.

  4. Autonomy • (n) Self-government, political control Synonyms: home rule Ex: The seniors should have autonomy at HHS.

  5. Axiomatic • (adj) Self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principal Synonyms: taken for granted Ex: It is not an axiomatic truth that teachers always know the answers.

  6. Blazon • (v)To adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely Synonyms: broadcast, trumpet Ex: Buckley blazoned the news of Rory’s birth all over the media. Rory Atticus DiSalvo 12/3/12 @ 5:43 p.m. 7 lbs 2 oz.

  7. Caveat • (n) A warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior • Synonyms: admonition, word to the wise • Ex: The parent stated this caveat before the teen left the house, “You won’t drive again if you get a ticket!”

  8. Equitable • (adj) Fair, just, embodying principles of justice Synonyms: right, reasonable Ex: The parents disciplined the children in an equitable fashion; they were both grounded for their actions.

  9. Extricate • (v) To free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort Synonyms: disentangle, extract Ex: The man had to be extricated from the vehicle.

  10. Filch • (v) To steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts Synonyms: pilfer Ex: The student filched mail from her neighbors.

  11. Flout • (v)To mock, threat with contempt Synonyms: snicker at, scorn Ex: She flouted at the teacher when he was teaching at the board.

  12. Fractious • (adj)Tending to be troublesome; unruly; quarrelsome; contrary; unpredictable Synonyms: peevish, recalcitrant Ex: Toddlers tend to be the most fractious when they are tired.

  13. Precept • (n)A rule of conduct or action • Synonyms: principle, maxim Ex: Abraham Lincoln wrote a precept on the rules of conduct.

  14. Salutary • (adj) Beneficial; helpful; healthful; wholesome Synonyms: salubrious, curative Ex: The salutary gentleman assisted the senior citizen across the street.

  15. Scathing • (adj)Bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm Synonyms: searing, harsh Ex: His scathing speech made the young girl cry.

  16. Scourge • (v)To whip, punish severely. (n) a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism Synonyms: flog, beat Ex: Arthur Dimmesdale scourged himself behind closed doors to pay for his iniquity.

  17. Sepulchral • (adj) funeral, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal Synonyms: mortuary, lugubrious Ex: The sepulchral tone made the students sad; they didn’t like the novel.

  18. Soporific • (adj) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy (n) something that induces sleep • Ex: Shakespeare’s Juliet drank a soporific in order to pretend she was dead. Synonym: narcotic, anesthetic

  19. Straitlaced • (adj) extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical Synonyms: stuffy, overly rule-following Ex: Straitlaced parents tends to experience rebellious teenagers; the teens want to rebel.

  20. Transient • (adj) lasting only a short time, fleeting (n) one who stays only a short time • Synonyms: impermanent Ex: It was a transient visit to the beach.

  21. Unwieldy • (adj) not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity • Synonyms: bulky, clumsy Ex: I was fearful of dropping the boxes, for they were stacked in an unwieldy manner.

  22. Vapid • (adj) dull, uninteresting, tiresome, lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force • Synonyms: lifeless, colorless Ex: The vapid conversation made the student experience lassitude.

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