Unit 5 and Bonus 5

Question 0

caveat

Answer 0

(n.) A warning or caution

Question 1

flout

Answer 1

(v.) To show dislike for; To mock

Question 2

blazon

Answer 2

(v.) To make widely or generally known; To display conspicuously

Question 3

filch

Answer 3

(v.) To steal something in small quantities

Question 4

fractious

Answer 4

(adj.) Inclined to make trouble; Unruly

Question 5

equitable

Answer 5

(adj.) Characterized by fairness

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autonomy

Answer 6

(n.) Self-government

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addendum

Answer 7

(n.) Something added, or to be added

Question 8

amnesty

Answer 8

(n.) A general pardon granted by a government

Question 9

axiomatic

Answer 9

(adj.) Evident without proof or argument

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extricate

Answer 10

(v.) To free or release from a difficulty or entanglement

Question 11

soporific

Answer 11

(n.) Something that causes sleep; (adj.) Causing or tending to cause sleep

Question 12

scathing

Answer 12

(adj.) Regarding bitterly abusive criticism; harshly critical

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unwieldy

Answer 13

(adj.) Moved or managed with difficulty, as from great size or awkward shape

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vapid

Answer 14

(adj.) Lacking liveliness, animation, or interest; Dull

Question 15

prognosticate

Answer 15

(v.) To predict according to present indications or signs; foretell

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sepulchral

Answer 16

(adj.) Suggestive of the grave; melancholy

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salutary

Answer 17

(adj.) Beneficial; Healthful

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straitlaced

Answer 18

(adj.) Excessively strict in behavior, morality, or opinions

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scourge

Answer 19

(n.) A means of inflicting severe suffering, vengeance, or punishment; (v.) To afflict with severe or widespread suffering and devastation, to whip

Question 20

precept

Answer 20

(n.) A rule of personal conduct

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transient

Answer 21

(n.) One who stays for only a short time; (adj.) Lasting a very short time, fleeting

Question 22

bowdlerize

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(v.) To remove or alter parts of a work, such as a book or movie, considered vulgar or offensive

Question 23

carnal

Answer 23

(adj.) Relating to the body’s desires and sexual passions

Question 24

deference

Answer 24

(n.) Respectful submission or yielding, as to another’s opinion, wishes, or judgment

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ebullient

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(adj.) Overflowing or bubbling with excitement

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elegy

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(n.) A sad and mournful song or poem usually in tribute to the deceased

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fop

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(n.) A man who is excessively concerned with fashion, appearance and manners

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impair

Answer 28

(v.) To cause to become worse; To damage or harm

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imprecation

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(n.) The act of calling down a curse that invokes evil

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nebulous

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(adj.) Hazy, vague or indistinct

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non sequitur

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(n.) A statement that does not follow logically from what preceded it

Question 32

panegyric

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(n.) A formal and elaborate praise, written or spoken, of a person or of an act

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pedantic

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(adj.) Tending to brag about one’s education; Overly concerned with minute details only a learned person would know about

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quandary

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(n.) A state of difficulty or perplexity; A dilemma

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rakish

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(adj.) Being fashionable and well-groomed in style, dress and manners

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sanguine

Answer 36

(adj.) A reddish or ruddy complexion; Habitually cheerful, optimistic or hopeful