unit 5 vocab

Question 1

amnesty

Answer 1

a general pardon for an offense against a 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

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

(v) to whip, punish severely; (n) 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

(adj) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; (n) 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

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

Question 19

unwieldy

Answer 19

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

Question 20

vapid

Answer 20

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

Question 21

amnesty syns and ants

Answer 21

syns: reprieve

Question 22

autonomy syns and ants

Answer 22

syns: home rule
ants: dependence, subjection

Question 23

axiomatic syns and ants

Answer 23

syns: taken for granted
ants: questionable, dubious

Question 24

blazon syns and ants

Answer 24

syns: broadcast, trumpet
ants: hide, conceal, bury

Question 25

caveat syns and ants

Answer 25

syns: admonition, word to the wise

Question 26

equitable syns and ants

Answer 26

syns: right, reasonable, evenhanded
ants: unjust, unfair, one-sided, disproportionate

Question 27

extricate syns and ants

Answer 27

syns: disentangle, extract
ants: enmesh, entangle

Question 28

filch syns and ants

Answer 28

syns: pilfer, purloin, swipe

Question 29

flout syns and ants

Answer 29

syns: sneer at, snicker at, scorn
ants: obey, honor

Question 30

fractious syns and ants

Answer 30

syns: refractory, recalcitrant, peevish
ants: docile, tractable, cooperative

Question 31

precept syns and ants

Answer 31

syns: principle, maxim

Question 32

salutary syns and ants

Answer 32

syns: salubrious, curative
ants: detrimental, deleterious

Question 33

scathing syns and ants

Answer 33

syns: searing, harsh, savage
ants: bland, mild

Question 34

scourge syns and ants

Answer 34

syns: (v) flog, beat; (n) bane, plague, pestilence
ants: (n) godsend, boon, blessing

Question 35

sepulchral syns and ants

Answer 35

syns: lugubrious, mortuary

Question 36

soporific syns and ants

Answer 36

syns: (n) narcotic, anesthetic
ants: (adj) stimulating; (n) stimulant, stimulus

Question 37

straitlaced syns and ants

Answer 37

syns: highly conventional, overly strict, stuffy
ants: lax, loose, indulgent, permissive, dissolute

Question 38

transient syns and ants

Answer 38

syns: (adj) impermanent, ephemeral, evanescent
ants: (adj) permanent, imperishable, immortal

Question 39

unwieldy syns and ants

Answer 39

syns: bulky, clumsy, impractical
ants: manageable, easy to handle

Question 40

vapid syns and ants

Answer 40

syns: lifeless, colorless
ants: zesty, spicy, colorful