Sadlier Unit 5 (11.13.2020)

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Amnesty

Question 2

(n.) self-government, political control

Answer 2

Autonomy

Question 3

S: home rule

Answer 3

Autonomy

Question 4

A: dependent, subjection, colonial

Answer 4

Autonomy

Question 5

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

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Axiomatic

Question 6

S: taken for granted

Answer 6

Axiomatic

Question 7

A: questionable, dubious, controversial

Answer 7

Axiomatic

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Blazon

Question 9

S: broadcast, trumpet

Answer 9

Blazon

Question 10

A: hide, conceal, cover up, bury

Answer 10

Blazon

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Caveat

Question 12

S: admonition, word to the wise

Answer 12

Caveat

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Equitable

Question 14

S: right, reasonable, evenhanded

Answer 14

Equitable

Question 15

A: unjust, unfair, one-sided, disproportionate

Answer 15

Equitable

Question 16

(v.) to free from entanglements or difficulties, to remove with effort

Answer 16

Extricate

Question 17

S: disentangle, extract, disengage

Answer 17

Extricate

Question 18

A: enmesh, entangle, involve

Answer 18

Extricate

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Filch

Question 20

S: pilfer, purloin, swipe

Answer 20

Filch

Question 21

(v.) to mock, treat with contempt

Answer 21

Flout

Question 22

S: scoff at, sneer at, snicker at, scorn

Answer 22

Flout

Question 23

A: obey, honor, revere, uphold

Answer 23

Flout

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Fractious

Question 25

S: refractory, recalcitrant, peevish

Answer 25

Fractious

Question 26

A: docile, tractable, cooperative

Answer 26

Fractious

Question 27

(n.) a rule of conduct or action

Answer 27

Precept

Question 28

S: principle, maxim

Answer 28

Precept

Question 29

(adj.) beneficial, helpful, healthful, wholesome

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Salutary

Question 30

S: salubrious, curative

Answer 30

Salutary

Question 31

A: detrimental, deleterious, pernicious

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Salutary

Question 32

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

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Scathing

Question 33

S: searing, harsh, ferocious, savage

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Scathing

Question 34

A: bland, mild

Answer 34

Scathing

Question 35

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

Answer 35

Scourge

Question 36

S: (v) flog, beat; (n) bane, plague, pestilence

Answer 36

Scourge

Question 37

A: (n) godsend, boon, blessing

Answer 37

Scourge

Question 38

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

Answer 38

Sepulchral

Question 39

S: doleful, lugubrious, mortuary

Answer 39

Sepulchral

Question 40

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

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Soporific

Question 41

S: (n) narcotic, anesthetic

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Soporific

Question 42

A: (adj) stimulating (n) stimulant, stimulus

Answer 42

Soporific

Question 43

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

Answer 43

Straitlaced

Question 44

S: highly conventional, overly strict, stuffy

Answer 44

Straitlaced

Question 45

A: lax, loose, indulgent, permissive, dissolute

Answer 45

Straitlaced

Question 46

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

Answer 46

Transient

Question 47

S: (adj) impermanent, ephemeral, evanescent

Answer 47

Transient

Question 48

A: (adj) permanent, imperishable, immortal

Answer 48

Transient

Question 49

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

Answer 49

Unwieldy

Question 50

S: cumbersome, bulky, clumsy, impractical

Answer 50

Unwieldy

Question 51

A: manageable, easy to handle

Answer 51

Unwieldy

Question 52

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

Answer 52

Vapid

Question 53

S: insipid, lifeless, colorless

Answer 53

Vapid

Question 54

A: zesty, spicy, savory, colorful, lively

Answer 54

Vapid