Unit 5 Vocab

Question 1

Amnesty

Answer 1

(n) a general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution (as in absolve)

My sister broke my headphones, but I gave her an amnesty

Question 2

Autonomy

Answer 2

(n) self-government, political control (not necessarily with a government)

I wish my sister had autonomy

Question 3

Axiomatic

Answer 3

(adj) self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principal

water is wet

Question 4

Blazon

Answer 4

(v) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely

I’m going to put streamers all over the city with MY FACE printed on them!

Question 5

Caveat

Answer 5

(n) A warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior

Heyyy so the sharks in the tank actually do like eating people so…

Question 6

Equitable

Answer 6

(adj) fair, just, embodying principles of justice

The school’s hot dog competition was equitable because it met people where they were at

Question 7

Extricate

Answer 7

(v) to free from entanglements or difficulties (untangle), to remove with effort

Norah was kinda stuck in a giant yarn ball so we had to extricate her

Question 8

Filch

Answer 8

(V) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts

I filched my mom’s right shoelace

Question 9

Flout

Answer 9

(v) to mock, treat with contempt

I was flouting the rules so the bouncer kicked me out

Question 10

Fractious

Answer 10

(adj) tending to be troublesome;
unruly, quarrelsome, contrary;
unpredictable

Loose cannon with lots of infractions

Question 11

Precept

Answer 11

(n) a rule of conduct or action

The 3 rules of ladylikeness

Question 12

Salutary

Answer 12

(adj) beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome (NOT WELCOMING) (it often holds connotations of being unpleasant but helpful)

The bland vegetables I eat to keep me healthy

Question 13

Scathing

Answer 13

(adj) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm

You don’t deserve to breathe the same air as normal humans

Question 14

Scourge

Answer 14

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

I will beat you up you little rat

Question 15

Sepulchral

Answer 15

(adj) Funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal

The clouds were dark and stormy but the people were silent

Question 16

Soporific

Answer 16

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

The sedative causes sleepy feelings in the user (2 can be replaced)

Question 17

Straitlaced

Answer 17

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

Stick up my bottom

Question 18

Transient

Answer 18

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

The snow in Fairfax

Question 19

Unwieldy

Answer 19

(adj) not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity

My table

Question 20

Vapid

Answer 20

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

The conversation when the funny one is sick