APLANG Vocab Quiz 5

Question 1

amnesty

Answer 1

(n.) a general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution

Question 2

autonomy

Answer 2

(n.) self-government, political control

Question 3

axiomatic

Answer 3

(adj.) self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle

Question 4

blazon

Answer 4

(v.) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to public or proclaim widely

Question 5

caveat

Answer 5

(n.) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behaivor

Question 6

equitable

Answer 6

(adj.) fair, just, embodying principles of justice

Question 7

extricate

Answer 7

(v.) to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effor

Question 8

filch

Answer 8

(v.) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts

Question 9

flout

Answer 9

(v.) to mock, treat with contempt

Question 10

fractious

Answer 10

(adj.) tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable

Question 11

precept

Answer 11

(n.) a rule of conduct or action

Question 12

salutary

Answer 12

(adj.) beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome

Question 13

scathing

Answer 13

(adj.) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm

Question 14

scourge

Answer 14

(v.) to whip, punish severely; (n.) a cause of affliction or suffering a source of severe punishment or criticism

Question 15

sepulchral

Answer 15

(adj.) funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal

Question 16

soporific

Answer 16

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

Question 17

straitlaced

Answer 17

(adj.) extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical

Question 18

transient

Answer 18

(adj.) lasting only a short time, fleeting; (n.) one who stays only a short time

Question 19

unwieldy

Answer 19

(adj.) not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity

Question 20

vapid

Answer 20

(adj.) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force