Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 5

n. a general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution

reprieve (syn.)

n. self-government, political control

home rule (syn.)

dependence, subjection (ant.)

adj. self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle

taken for granted (syn.)

questionable, dubious (ant.)

v. to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely

broadcast, trumpet (syn.)

hide, conceal, bury (ant.)

n. a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior

admonition (syn.)

word to the wise (ant.)

adj. fair, just, embodying principles of justice

right, reasonable, evenhanded (syn.)

unjust, unfair, one-sided, disproportion (ant.)

v. to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort

disentangle, extract (syn.)

enmesh, entangle (ant.)

v. to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts

pilfer, purloin, swipe (syn.)

v. to mock, treat with contempt

sneer at, snicker at, scorn (syn.)

obey, honor (ant.)

adj. tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable

refractory, recalcitrant, peevish (syn.)

docile, tractable, cooperative (ant.)

n. a rule of conduct or action

principle, maxim (syn.)

adj. beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome

salubrious, curative (syn.)

detrimental, deleterious (ant.

adj. bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm

searing, harsh, savage (syn.)

bland, mild (ant.)

v. to whip, punish severely

n. a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism

flog, beat; bane, plague, pestilence (syn.)

godsend, boon, blessing (ant.)

adj. funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal

lugubrious, mortuary (syn.)

adj. tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy

n. something that induces sleep

narcotic, anesthetic (syn.)

stimulating; stimulant, stimulus (ant.)

adj. extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical

highly conventional, overly strict, stuffy (syn.)

lax, loose, indulgent, permissive, dissolute (ant.)

adj. lasting only a short time, fleeting

n. one who stays only a short time

impermanent, ephemeral, evanescent (syn.)

permanent, imperishable, immortal (ant.)

adj. not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity

bulky, clumsy, impractical (syn.)

manageable, easy to handle (ant.)

adj. dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force

lifeless, colorless (syn.)

zesty, spicy, colorful (ant.)