Chapter 5 Vocabulary

Question 1

autonomy

Answer 1

noun- self-government, political control

Question 2

axiomatic

Answer 2

adjective- self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle

Question 3

blazon

Answer 3

verb- to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim

Question 4

caveat

Answer 4

noun- a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior

Question 5

equitable

Answer 5

adjective- fair, just, embodying principles of justice

Question 6

extricate

Answer 6

verb- to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort

Question 7

filch

Answer 7

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

Question 8

flout

Answer 8

verb- to mock, treat with contempt

Question 9

fractious

Answer 9

adjective- tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable

Question 10

precept

Answer 10

noun- a rule of conduct or action

Question 11

salutary

Answer 11

adjective- beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome

Question 12

scathing

Answer 12

adjective- bitterly severe, withering causing great harm

Question 13

scourge

Answer 13

verb- to whip, punish severely; noun- a cause of affliction of suffering; a source of severe punishment

Question 14

sepulchral

Answer 14

adjective- funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal

Question 15

soporific

Answer 15

adjective- tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; noun- something that induces sleep

Question 16

straitlaced

Answer 16

adjective- extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct, prudish, puritanical

Question 17

transient

Answer 17

adjective- lasting only a short, fleeting; noun- on e who stays only time

Question 18

unwieldy

Answer 18

adjective- not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity

Question 19

vapid

Answer 19

adjective- dull, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force

Question 20

amnesty

Answer 20

Noun- a general pardon for an offense against a government, in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution