Vocab Unit 5

Front

Declare a personal _ and think about the future.

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Amnesty

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I didn't expect the play to be stimulating, but I never anticipated its overwhelmingly _ power.

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Soporific

Front

Today, our mass communications can _ news of national importance in minutes.

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Blazon

Front

Shivers ran down our spines as the teacher spoke in a _ voice about ghosts and the "living dead."

Back

Sepulchral

Front

Unabridged dictionaries alert readers to common word usage mistakes by including brief _.

Back

Caveat

Front

Appointed by the governor as Commissioner of Investigations, she became the _ of dishonest and incompetent officials.

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Scourge

Front

I intend to be guided by the _ that have proven their value over long periods of human experience.

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Precrept

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Your _ work ethic is noted: you're the best at sword fighting and could teach the masters!

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Sedulous

Front

The club's rules were so _ that business was nearly impossible.

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Unwieldy

Front

You may regard her ideas as straitlaced, but I think they reflect good thinking and sound values.

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Straitlaced