Unit 5 Vocab F

(n) a general pardon for an offense against a goverment in general, any acct of forgiveness or absolution
I was suprised that she granted amnesty to her old boyfriend for cheating but i guess its okay because she was too.

(n) self-goverment, political control
With the Declaration of Independance we truely became an autonomy that governed it self away from Britain.
Synonyms: home-rule
Antonyms: dependence, subjection, colonial status

(adj) self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule
A negative times a negative is accepted as an axiomatic truth.
Synonym: taken for granted
Antonyms: questionable, dubious, controversial

(v) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely
They will blazon the results of her becoming homecoming queen on posters and anouncements for days to come.
Synonyms: broadcast, trumpet
Antonyms: hide, conceal, cover up, bury

(n.) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior.
A beware of dog sign is a good example of a caveat warning you to not tresspass.
Snonyms: admonition, word to the wise

(adj.) fair, just, embodying principles of justice.
It is an equitable agreement that someone who does the most work gets an A and the one who does nothing gets an F.
Synonyms: right, reasonable, evenhanded
Antonyms: unjust, unfair, one-side, disproportionate

(v.) to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort.
The wizard extricated my problems with a few spells and a wave of his hands.
Synonyms: disentangle, extract, disengage
Antonyms: enmesh, entangle, involve

(v.) to steal, especially in a sneaky wany and in pretty amounts
If you filch or steal from your mothers purse you are worse than slime.
Synonyms: pilfer, purloin, swipe

(v.) to mock, treat with contempt.
It is wrong to flout others even though ther just were trying to help.
Synonyms: scoff at, sneer at, snicker at, scorn
Antonyms: obey, honor, revere, uphold

(adj.) tending to be troublesome, unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable.
Many say that all teenagers are fractious and troublesome to raise.
Synonyms: refractory, recalcitrant, peevish
Antonyms; docile, tractable, cooperative

(n.) a rule of conduct or action.
Many parents keep to the precept that kids should have boundaries and rules.
Synonyms: principle, maxim

(adj.) beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome
The salutary pill was helpful in making me healthy again.
Synonyms: salubrious, curative
Antonyms: dettrimental, deleterious, pernicious

(adj.) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm.
A scathing attack on someones morals is not the best way to approach the situation.
Synonyms: searing, harsh, ferocious, savage
Antonyms: bland, mild

(v.) to whip, punish severely; (n.) a cause of affliction or suffereing; a source of severe punishment or criticism.
(v) I went to scourge the girl on madams behalf since she stole and dirtied madams kimono.
(n) The scourge was in this case an earthquake that his American Samoa.
Synonyms:(v) flog, beat (n) bane, plauge, pestilence
Antonyms: (n) godsend, boon, blessing

(adj.) funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal.
I never get that typical sepulchral thought of a funeral, i always think of a celebration of life.
Synonyms: doleful, lugubrious, mortuary