SAT Vocabulary Unit 5 Jerome Shostak’s Vocabulary Workshop, published by Sadilier-Oxford, NY

amnesty

amnesty FNoun: general pardon for an offense against a government FIn general, any act of forgiveness FAbsolution FNoun: general pardon for an offense against a government FIn general, any act of forgiveness FAbsolution

autonomy

autonomy FNoun: self-government FPolitical control FHome rule FNoun: self-government FPolitical control FHome rule

axiomatic

axiomatic FSelf-evident FExpressing a universally accepted principle of rule FTaken for granted FSelf-evident FExpressing a universally accepted principle of rule FTaken for granted

blazon

blazon FVerb: to adorn or embellish FTo display conspicuously FTo publish or proclaim widely FBroadcast, trumpet FVerb: to adorn or embellish FTo display conspicuously FTo publish or proclaim widely FBroadcast, trumpet

caveat

caveat FNoun: a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior FAdmonition FWord to the wise FNoun: a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior FAdmonition FWord to the wise

equitable

equitable FAdjective: fair, just FEmbodying principles of justice FEvenhanded FRight, reasonable FAdjective: fair, just FEmbodying principles of justice FEvenhanded FRight, reasonable

extricate

extricate FVerb: to free from entanglements or difficulties FTo remove with effort FDisentangle FExtract FDisengage FVerb: to free from entanglements or difficulties FTo remove with effort FDisentangle FExtract FDisengage

filch

filch FVerb: to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts FPilfer FPurloin FSwipe FVerb: to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts FPilfer FPurloin FSwipe

flout

flout FVerb: to mock FTreat with contempt FScoff at FSneer at FSnicker at FScorn FVerb: to mock FTreat with contempt FScoff at FSneer at FSnicker at FScorn

fractious

fractious FAdjective: tending to be troublesome FUnruly FQuarrelsome FContrary FUnpredictable FPeevish FRecalcitrant FAdjective: tending to be troublesome FUnruly FQuarrelsome FContrary FUnpredictable FPeevish FRecalcitrant

precept

precept FNoun: a rule of conduct or action FPrinciple FMaxim FNoun: a rule of conduct or action FPrinciple FMaxim

salutary

salutary FAdjective: beneficial FHelpful FHealthful FWholesome FSalubrious FCurative FAdjective: beneficial FHelpful FHealthful FWholesome FSalubrious FCurative

scathing

scathing FAdjective: bitterly severe FWithering FCausing great harm FSearing FHarsh FFerocious FSavage FAdjective: bitterly severe FWithering FCausing great harm FSearing FHarsh FFerocious FSavage

scourge

scourge FVerb: to whip, punish severely FFlog, beat FNoun: a cause of affliction or suffering FBane, pestilence, plague FVerb: to whip, punish severely FFlog, beat FNoun: a cause of affliction or suffering FBane, pestilence, plague

sepulchral m

sepulchral FAdjective: funereal FTypical of the tomb FExtremely gloomy or dismal FDoleful FLugubrious FMortuary FAdjective: funereal FTypical of the tomb FExtremely gloomy or dismal FDoleful FLugubrious FMortuary

soporific

soporific FAdjective: tending to cause sleep FRelating to sleepiness or lethargy FNoun: narcotic FAnesthetic FSomething that induces sleep FAdjective: tending to cause sleep FRelating to sleepiness or lethargy FNoun: narcotic FAnesthetic FSomething that induces sleep

straitlaced

straitlaced FAdjective: extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct FPrudish FPuritanical FHighly conventional FAdjective: extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct FPrudish FPuritanical FHighly conventional

transient

transient FAdjective: lasting only a short time FFleeting FEphemeral !!! FEvanescent FNoun: one who stays only a short time FAdjective: lasting only a short time FFleeting FEphemeral !!! FEvanescent FNoun: one who stays only a short time

unwieldy 4

unwieldy FAdjective: not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity FCumbersome FBulky FClumsy, impractical FAdjective: not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity FCumbersome FBulky FClumsy, impractical

vapid

vapid FAdjective: dull, uninteresting, tiresome FLacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness or force FInsipid FLifeless FColorless FAdjective: dull, uninteresting, tiresome FLacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness or force FInsipid FLifeless FColorless

The End……Study!