Honors English III

1. Honors English III Vocabulary List 5

2. 1) Amnesty • (n.) a general pardon for an offense against a government; in general any act of forgiveness or absolution • No synonyms or antonyms

3. 2) Autonomy • (n.) self-government, political control • Synonym: home rule • Antonyms: dependence, subjection, colonial status

4. 3) Axiomatic • (adj.) self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule • Synonym: taken for granted • Antonyms: questionable, dubious, controversial

5. 4) Blazon • (v.) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely • Synonyms: broadcast, trumpet • Antonyms: hide, conceal, cover up, bury

6. 5) Caveat • (n.) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior • Synonyms: admonition, word to the wise

7. 6) Equitable • (adj.) fair, just, embodying principles of justice • Synonyms: right, reasonable, evenhanded • Antonyms: unjust, unfair, one-sided, disproportionate

8. 7) Extricate • (v.) to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort • Synonyms: disentangle, extract, disengage • Antonyms: enmesh, entangle, involve

9. 8) Filch • (v.) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts • Synonyms: pilfer, purloin, swipe • Antonyms: none

10. 9) Flout • (v.) to mock, treat with contempt • Synonyms: scoff at, sneer at, snicker at, scorn • Antonyms: obey, honor, revere, uphold

11. 10) Fractious • (adj.) tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable • Synonyms: refractory, recalcitrant, peevish • Antonyms: docile, tractable, cooperative

12. 11) Precept • (n.) a rule of conduct or action • Synonyms: principle, maxim • Antonyms: none

13. 12) Salutary • (adj.) beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome • Synonyms: salubrious, curative • Antonyms: detrimental, deleterious, pernicious

14. 13) Scathing • (adj.) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm • Synonyms: searing, harsh, ferocious, savage • Antonyms: bland, mild

15. 14) Scourge • (v.) to whip, punish severely; (n.) a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism • Synonyms: (v.) flog, beat; (n.) bane, plague, pestilence • Antonyms: (n.) godsend, boon, blessing

16. 15) Sepulchral • (adj.) funeral, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal • Synonyms: doleful, lugubrious, mortuary • Antonyms: none

17. 16) Soporific • (adj.) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; (n.) something that induces sleep • Synonyms: (n.) narcotic, anesthetic • Antonyms: (adj.) stimulating; (n.) stimulant, stimulus

18. 17) Straitlaced • (adj.) extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical • Synonyms: highly conventional, overly strict, stuffy • Antonyms: lax, loose, indulgent, permissive, dissolute

19. 18) Transient • (adj.) lasting only a short time, fleeting; (n.) one who stays only a short time • Synonyms: (adj.) impermanent, ephemeral, evanescent • Antonyms: (adj.) permanent, imperishable, immortal

20. 19) Unwieldy • (adj.) not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity • Synonyms: cumbersome, bulky, clumsy, impractical • Antonyms: manageable, easy to handle

21. 20) Vapid • (adj.) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force • Synonyms: insipid, lifeless, colorless • Antonyms: zesty, spicy, savory, colorful, lively