Unit 5

Question 0

Autonomy

Answer 0

Self-government, political control

Question 1

Amnesty

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Axiomatic

Answer 2

Self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principal or rule

Question 3

Blazon

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Caveat

Answer 4

A warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior

Question 5

Equitable

Answer 5

Fair, just, embodying principles of justice

Question 6

Extricate

Answer 6

To free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort

Question 7

Filch

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Flout

Answer 8

To mock, treat with contempt

Question 9

Fractious

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Precept

Answer 10

A rule of conduct or action

Question 11

Salutary

Answer 11

Beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome

Question 12

Scathing

Answer 12

Bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm

Question 13

Scourge

Answer 13

(V.) to whip, punish severely (N.) a cause of affliction or suffering; a scourge of severe punishment or criticism

Question 14

Sepulchral

Answer 14

Funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal

Question 15

Soporific

Answer 15

(Adj.) Tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; (N.) something that induces sleep

Question 16

Straitlaced

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Transient

Answer 17

(Adj,) Lasting only a short time, fleeting; (N.) one who stays only a short time

Question 18

Unwieldy

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Vapid

Answer 19

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