Chapter 5 Vocab Flashcards
refractory or unruly, irritable
Fractious
a warning or caution; admonition.
Caveat
of, pertaining to, or serving as a tomb.
Sepulchral
lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor; insipid; flat
Vapid
to set forth conspicuously or publicly; display; proclaim
Blazon
to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock
Flout
a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture.
Scourge
not readily handled or managed in use or action, as from size, shape, or weight; awkward; ungainly.
Unwieldy
self-evident; obvious.
Axiomatic
to steal (especially something of small value); pilfer
Filch
bitterly severe, as a remark: a scathing review of the play.
harmful, injurious, or searing.
Scathing
not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory.
Transient
independence or freedom, as of the will or one’s actions
Autonomy
to free or release from entanglement; disengage
Extricate
favorable to or promoting health; healthful.
promoting or conducive to some beneficial purpose; wholesome.
Salutary
excessively strict in conduct or morality; puritanical; prudish
Straitlaced
a general pardon for offenses, especially political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction.
Amnesty
characterized by equity or fairness; just and right; fair; reasonable:
Equitable
a commandment or direction given as a rule of action or conduct.
Precept
causing or tending to cause sleep.
pertaining to or characterized by sleep or sleepiness; sleepy; drowsy.
Soporific
