Thursday, October 25, 2012

Vocabulary: Fall List #8


Flout: Openly disregard (a rule, law or convention)
Caveat: A warning or proviso of specific stipulations, conditions, or limitations.
Blazon: Display prominently or vividly.
filch: Pilfer or steal (something, esp. a thing of small value) in a casual way
fractious: Easily irritated; bad-tempered
Equitable: Fair and impartial
autonomy: A self-governing country or region
addendum: An item of additional material, typically omissions, added at the end of a book or other publication.
Amnesty: An official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses.
Axiomatic: Self-evident or unquestionable.
Extricate: Free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty.
Soporific: Tending to induce drowsiness or sleep.
Scathing: Witheringly scornful; severely critical
Unwieldy Difficult to carry or move because of its size, shape, or weight
Vapid: Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging
Prognosticate: Foretell or prophesy.
Sepulchral: Of or relating to a tomb or interment
Salutary: Producing good effects; beneficial.
Straitlaced: priggish: exaggeratedly proper
Scourge: A whip used as an instrument of punishment
Precept: A general rule intended to regulate behavior or thought
Transient: Lasting only for a short time; impermanent

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