APLANG Vocab Quiz 5 Flashcards
amnesty
(n.) a general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution
autonomy
(n.) self-government, political control
axiomatic
(adj.) self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle
blazon
(v.) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to public or proclaim widely
caveat
(n.) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behaivor
equitable
(adj.) fair, just, embodying principles of justice
extricate
(v.) to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effor
filch
(v.) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts
flout
(v.) to mock, treat with contempt
fractious
(adj.) tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable
precept
(n.) a rule of conduct or action
salutary
(adj.) beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome
scathing
(adj.) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm
scourge
(v.) to whip, punish severely; (n.) a cause of affliction or suffering a source of severe punishment or criticism
sepulchral
(adj.) funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal
soporific
(adj.) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy (n.) something that induces sleep
straitlaced
(adj.) extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical
transient
(adj.) lasting only a short time, fleeting; (n.) one who stays only a short time
unwieldy
(adj.) not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity
vapid
(adj.) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force
