Unit 5

Question 1

Amnesty

Answer 1

Noun
a general pardon for offenses, especially political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction.
Synonyms: reprieve, pardon

Question 2

Autonomy

Answer 2

Noun
the condition of being autonomous; self-government or the right of self-government; a self-governing community
Synonyms: home rule, freedom, self-government, self-rule

Question 3

Axiomatic

Answer 3

Adjective
pertaining to or of the nature of an axiom; self-evident; obvious
Synonyms: taken for granted

Question 4

Blazon

Answer 4

Verb
to adorn or embellish, especially brilliantly or showily; to set forth conspicuously or publicly; display; proclaim
Synonyms: broadcast, trumpet, announce

Question 5

Caveat

Answer 5

Noun
a warning or caution; admonition
Synonyms: admonition, word of the wise

Question 6

Equitable

Answer 6

Adjective
characterized by equity or fairness; just and right; fair; reasonable:
Synonyms: right reasonable evenhanded

Question 7

Extricate

Answer 7

Verb
to free or release from entanglement; disengage:
Synonyms: disentangle, extract

Question 8

Filch

Answer 8

Verb
to steal (especially something of small value); pilfer:
Synonyms: pilfer, purloin, swipe, embezzle

Question 9

Flout

Answer 9

Verb
to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock:
Synonyms: sneer at, snicker at, scorn, defy, disregard

Question 10

Fractious

Answer 10

Adjective
refractory or unruly; readily angered; peevish; irritable; quarrelsome
Synonyms: refractory, recalcitrant, peevish, irritable, testy

Question 11

Precept

Answer 11

Noun
a commandment or direction given as a rule of action or conduct; a procedural directive or rule, as for the performance of some technical operation
Synonyms: principle, maxim, canon, doctrine

Question 12

Salutary

Answer 12

Adjective
favorable to or promoting health; healthful; promoting or conducive to some beneficial purpose; wholesome
Synonyms: healthful, curative

Question 13

Scathing

Answer 13

Adjective
harmful, injurious, or searing; bitterly severe, as a remark:
Synonyms: searing, harsh, savage

Question 14

Scourge

Answer 14

Verb
to whip with a scourge; lash; to punish, chastise, or criticize severely.

Noun
a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture
Synonyms: (v) flog, beat; (n) bane, plague, pestilence

Question 15

Sepulchral

Answer 15

Adjective
of, relating to, or serving as a tomb; of or relating to burial
Synonyms: lugubrious, mortuary

Question 16

Soporific

Answer 16

Adjective
causing or tending to cause sleep; pertaining to or characterized by sleep or sleepiness; sleepy; drowsy.

Noun
something that causes sleep, as a medicine or drug.
Synonyms: (n) narcotic, anesthetic

Question 17

Straitlaced

Answer 17

Adjective
to bind, confine, or restrain with or as if with laces
Synonyms: prissy, strict, stuffy

Question 18

Transient

Answer 18

Adjective
not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory

Noun
a person or thing that is transient, especially a temporary guest,boarder, laborer, or the like.
Synonyms: fleeting, short term

Question 19

Unwieldy

Answer 19

Adjective
not wieldy; wielded with difficulty; not readily handled or managed in use or action, as from size, shape, or weight; awkward; ungainly.
Synonyms: bulky, clumsy, impractical, cumbersome

Question 20

Vapid

Answer 20

Adjective
lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor; insipid; flat; without liveliness or spirit; dull or tedious
Synonyms: lifeless, colorless, boring, stale