Vocabulary Unit 5

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salutary

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beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome

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axiomatic

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self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule

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filch

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

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transient

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lasting only for a short time; temporary

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soporific

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(adj.) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; (n.) something that induces sleep

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vapid

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lacking flavor, vigor, or interest; dull

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scathing

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harshly critical; severe

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caveat

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a warning or proviso of specific stipulations, conditions, or limitations

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equitable

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fair and impartial; just

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autonomy

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the right or condition of self-government; independence