Unit 5 Vocabulary

Question 1

Amnesty

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Autonomy

Answer 2

(n) self-government, political control
S: home rule
A: dependence, subjection

Question 3

Axiomatic

Answer 3

(adj.) self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule
S: taken for granted
A: questionable, dubious

Question 4

Blazon

Answer 4

(v) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to punish or proclaim wildly
S: broadcast, trumpet
A: hide, conceal

Question 5

Caveat

Answer 5

(n) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior
S: admonition, word of wise

Question 6

Equitable

Answer 6

(adj.) fair, just, embodying principles of justice
S: right, reasonable, evenhanded
A: unjust, unfair, one-sided

Question 7

Extricate

Answer 7

(v) to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort
S: disentangle, extract
A: enmesh, entangle

Question 8

Filch

Answer 8

(v) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts
S: pilfer, purlion, swipe

Question 9

Flout

Answer 9

(v) to mock, treat with contempt
S: sneer ar, snicker at, scorn
A: obey, honor

Question 10

Fractious

Answer 10

(adj.) tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable
S: refractory, recalcitrant
A: docile, tractable

Question 11

Precept

Answer 11

(n) a rule or conduct or action

S: principle, maxim

Question 12

Salutary

Answer 12

(adj.) beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome
S: salbubrious, curative
A: detrimental, deleterious

Question 13

Scathing

Answer 13

(adj.) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm
S: searing, harsh, savage
A: bland, mild

Question 14

Scourge

Answer 14

(v) to whip, punish severely
(n) a cause of affliciton or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism
S: (v) flog, beat (n) bane, plague, pestilence
A: (n) godsend, boon, blessing

Question 15

Sepulchral

Answer 15

(adj.) funeral, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal
S: lugubrious, mortuary

Question 16

Soporific

Answer 16

(adj.) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepless or lethargy
(n) something that induces sleep
S: (n) narcotic, anestetic
A: (adj.) stimulating (n) stimulant

Question 17

Staitlaced

Answer 17

(adj.) extemely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical
S: highly conventional, overly strict, stuffy
A: lax, loose, indulgent, premissive, dissolute

Question 18

Transient

Answer 18

(adj.) lasting only a short time, fleeting
(n) one who stays only a short time
S: impermanent, ephemeral, evanscent
A: permenant, imperishable, immortal

Question 19

Unwieldy

Answer 19

(adj.) not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity
S: bulky, clumsy, impractical
A: managable, easy to handle

Question 20

Vapid

Answer 20

(adj.) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force
S: lifeless, colorless
A: zesty, spicy, colorful