Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Flout- a rule, law or convention.

Caveat- a warning of limitations.

Blazon- decorating to make more appealing

Filch- casual; not so big in value

Fractious- bad tempered

Equitable- fair

Autonomy- independence; freedom

Addendum- additional material

Amnesty- an official pardon for people who have been convicted

Axiomatic- self evident

Extricate- to free of a constraint

Soporific- tending to induce drowsiness or sleep

Scathing- severely critical

Unwieldy- awkward; impossible to wield

Vapid- offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging

Prognosticate- for tell or prophecy

Sepulchral- gloomy; dismal

Salutary- beneficial

Straitlaced- strict

Scourge- villain

Precept- a rule that guides behavior

Transient- something that lasts for a short amount of time

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