unit 5

Question 1

amnesty

Answer 1

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

Question 2

autonomy

Answer 2

self-government, political control

Question 3

axiomatic

Answer 3

self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle

Question 4

blazon

Answer 4

to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely

Question 5

caveat

Answer 5

a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior

Question 6

equitable

Answer 6

fair, just, embodying principles of justice

Question 7

extricate

Answer 7

to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort

Question 8

filch

Answer 8

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

Question 9

flout

Answer 9

to mock, treat with contempt

Question 10

fractious

Answer 10

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

Question 11

precept

Answer 11

a rule of conduct or action

Question 12

salutary

Answer 12

beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome

Question 13

scathing

Answer 13

bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm

Question 14

scourge

Answer 14

to whip, punish severely; a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism

Question 15

sepulchral

Answer 15

funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal

Question 16

soporific

Answer 16

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

Question 17

straitlaced

Answer 17

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

Question 18

transient

Answer 18

lasting only a short time, fleeting; one who stays only a short time

Question 19

unwieldy

Answer 19

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

Question 20

vapid

Answer 20

dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force