Monday, October 22, 2012

Vocab #8

1.Flout-Openly disregard
These same companies still flout basic ethical practices.

2.Caveat-A warning
People get one caveat and then get kicked out for doing it again.

3.Blazon-Display vividly
The decorations were blazon.

4.Filch-To steal
It is illegal to filch.

5.Fractious-Easily irritated
Be careful she is fractious.

6.Equitable-Fair
It is only equitable if Chris plays for you.

7.Autonomy-The right or condition of self government
Some country's are ruled by autonomy.

8.Addendum-An item of traditional material
A Christmas tree is an important addendum.

9.Amnesty-An official pardon
The amnesty was very sad.

10.Axiomatic-Self-Evident
The problem is axiomatic.

11.Extricate-Free from difficulty
It feels nice to be extricated.

12.Soporific-Tending to induce sleep
His mothers keeps soporific him.

13.Scathing-Critical
He is scathing from the attack.

14.Unwieldy-Difficult to move because of weight.
He can not move because he is unwieldy.

15.Vapid-Offering nothing that is challenging
He is vapid when he asks for help.

16.Prognosticate-Foretell (an event in the future)
She can prognosticate your future.

17.Sepulchral-Relating to a tomb
It is sad when you have a sepulchral.

18.Salutary-Producing good affects
He has good salutary.

19.Straitlaced-exaggeratedly proper
My straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts.

20.Scourge-Whip as a punishment
He must be scourged for breaking the law.

21.Precept-A general rule to behavior
We must precept to keep things in order.

22.Transient-Lasting for a short time.
The baseball was transient.

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