Vocabulary Level FVocabulary Level F

Unit # 5Unit # 5

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amnestyamnesty((noun) pardon for noun) pardon for an offense against an offense against the government; the government; any act of any act of forgivenessforgiveness

pardonpardon

I hope that she I hope that she receives receives amnesty amnesty for her crime for her crime because it was truly because it was truly an accident.an accident.

autonomyautonomy(noun) self-(noun) self-government; government; political controlpolitical control

independenceindependence

home rulehome rule

self-governedself-governed

Toddlers enjoy a Toddlers enjoy a sense of sense of autonomy autonomy as soon as they as soon as they begin to walk on begin to walk on their own.their own.

axiomaticaxiomatic(adj) self-evident; (adj) self-evident; expressing a universally expressing a universally accepted ideaaccepted idea

self-evidentself-evidenttaken for gratedtaken for gratedobviousobvious

The passengers on the The passengers on the Axiom spaceship in the Axiom spaceship in the movie “Wall-e”, never movie “Wall-e”, never questioned their questioned their axiomaticaxiomatic existence existence living in space for living in space for generations.generations.

blazonblazon(Verb) to adorn (Verb) to adorn or embellish; to or embellish; to publish or publish or proclaim widelyproclaim widely

•broadcastbroadcast•trumpettrumpet

She couldn’t wait to She couldn’t wait to blazon her “In a blazon her “In a Relationship” status Relationship” status on Facebook.on Facebook.

caveatcaveat((noun) a warning noun) a warning to prevent to prevent misunderstanding misunderstanding or discourage or discourage behaviorbehavior

word to the wiseword to the wiseadmonitionadmonition

The teacher tried The teacher tried subtle caveats to let subtle caveats to let the students know the students know that they needed to that they needed to settle down and get settle down and get to work.to work.

equitableequitable(adj) fair, just, (adj) fair, just, embodying embodying principles of principles of justicejustice

rightright

reasonablereasonable

even handedeven handed

$50 for a day’s $50 for a day’s work washing work washing windows seemed windows seemed equitableequitable..

extricateextricate((verb) to free from verb) to free from entanglement; to entanglement; to remove with effortremove with effort

extractextract

disentangledisentangle

It took all It took all afternoon to afternoon to extricateextricate the cat the cat from the tree.from the tree.

filchfilch(verb) to steal, (verb) to steal, especially in a especially in a sneaky way.sneaky way.

swipeswipe

purloinpurloin

PilferPilfer

I was shocked to I was shocked to discover he had been discover he had been filchingfilching money from money from his little sister’s piggy his little sister’s piggy bank,bank,

floutflout(verb) to mock, (verb) to mock, treat with treat with contemptcontempt

sneer atsneer at

scornscorn

scoff atscoff at

She She floutedflouted the the Homecoming Homecoming tradition and refused tradition and refused to wear a mum.to wear a mum.

fractiousfractious(adj) unruly; (adj) unruly; quarrelsome, quarrelsome, tending to be tending to be troublesometroublesome

recalcitrantrecalcitrant

peevishpeevish

One One fractiousfractious student student in a class can cause in a class can cause everyone to be everyone to be miserable; it is best miserable; it is best to remove him.to remove him.

preceptprecept(noun) a rule of (noun) a rule of conduct or actionconduct or action

principleprinciple

maximmaxim

Mrs. Zellmer has Mrs. Zellmer has rather strict rather strict preceptsprecepts for for classroom behavior.classroom behavior.

salutarysalutary(adj) beneficial, (adj) beneficial, helpful, healthfulhelpful, healthful

wholesomewholesome

curativecurative

salubrioussalubrious

Daily exercise will Daily exercise will have a have a salutary salutary effect on your effect on your weight and stress weight and stress levels.levels.

scathingscathing(adj) bitterly (adj) bitterly severe, causing severe, causing great harmgreat harm

ferociousferocious

harshharsh

searingsearing

After reading the After reading the scathingscathing comments comments about the applicant, about the applicant, we certainly didn’t we certainly didn’t want to hire him.want to hire him.

scourgescourge(verb) to whip or punish (verb) to whip or punish severelyseverely

(noun) a cause of (noun) a cause of sufferingsuffering

flogflog

beatbeat

plagueplague

pestilencepestilence

You should not You should not scourgescourge the donkey to get him the donkey to get him to behave.to behave.

The one freshman in The one freshman in the group was a the group was a scourgescourge to their mature to their mature conversation.conversation.

sepulchralsepulchral(adj) typical of (adj) typical of the tomb/grave; the tomb/grave; extremely extremely gloomygloomy

dolefuldoleful

lugubriouslugubrious

mournfulmournful

The The sepulchralsepulchral background music background music in the commercial in the commercial made me even made me even more depressed.more depressed.

soporificsoporific((adj) tending to adj) tending to cause sleepcause sleep

(noun) something (noun) something that causes sleepthat causes sleep

narcoticnarcotic

anestheticanesthetic

My husband will My husband will not attend the not attend the ballet with me ballet with me because he feels it because he feels it is is soporificsoporific..

straitlacedstraitlaced(adj) extremely strict (adj) extremely strict in moral standards; in moral standards; prudish; puritanicalprudish; puritanical

overly strictoverly strict

stuffystuffy

The The straitlaced straitlaced student would not student would not feel comfortable at feel comfortable at a wild, permissive a wild, permissive party.party.

transienttransient(adj) lasting only a (adj) lasting only a short timeshort time

(noun) one who (noun) one who stays only a short stays only a short time.time.

impermanentimpermanent

ephemeralephemeral

George and Lennie George and Lennie were were transienttransient farm workers.farm workers.

unwieldyunwieldy(adj) not easily (adj) not easily carried or managed carried or managed because of size or because of size or complexitycomplexity

cumbersomecumbersome

bulkybulky

impracticalimpractical

The giant sack of The giant sack of football equipment football equipment was too was too unwieldyunwieldy for one guy to for one guy to carry.carry.

vapidvapid(adj) dull, (adj) dull, uninteresting; uninteresting; lacking in lacking in sharpness, flavor, or sharpness, flavor, or livelinessliveliness

blandbland

lifelesslifeless

boringboring

insipidinsipid

I was totally bored I was totally bored by the play because by the play because most of the actors most of the actors were just plain were just plain vapidvapid..