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

Question 2

autonomy

Answer 2

(n) self-government, political control

Question 3

axiomatic

Answer 3

(adj) self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule

Question 4

blazon

Answer 4

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

Question 5

caveat

Answer 5

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

Question 6

equitable

Answer 6

(adj) fair, just, embodying principles of justice

Question 7

extricate

Answer 7

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

Question 8

filch

Answer 8

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

Question 9

flout

Answer 9

(v) to mock, treat with contempt

Question 10

fractious

Answer 10

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

Question 11

precept

Answer 11

(n) a rule of conduct or action

Question 12

salutary

Answer 12

(adj) beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome

Question 13

scathing

Answer 13

(adj) 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

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

Question 16

soporific

Answer 16

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

Question 17

straitlaced

Answer 17

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

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

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

Question 20

vapid

Answer 20

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