Vocab 2 U5

Question 1

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

Answer 1

amnesty

Question 2

n) self-government, political control

Answer 2

autonomy

Question 3

adj) self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principal

Answer 3

axiomatic

Question 4

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

Answer 4

blazon

Question 5

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

Answer 5

caveat

Question 6

adj) fair, just, embodying principles of justice

Answer 6

equitable

Question 7

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

Answer 7

extricate

Question 8

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

Answer 8

filch

Question 9

v) to mock, treat with contempt

Answer 9

flour

Question 10

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

Answer 10

fractious

Question 11

n) a rule of conduct or action

Answer 11

precept

Question 12

adj) beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome

Answer 12

salutary

Question 13

adj) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm

Answer 13

scathing

Question 14

v) to whip, punish severely;

n) a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism

Answer 14

scourge

Question 15

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

Answer 15

sepulchral

Question 16

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

Answer 16

soporific

Question 17

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

Answer 17

straitlaced

Question 18

adj) lasting only a short time, fleeting;

n) one who stays only a short time

Answer 18

transient

Question 19

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

Answer 19

unwieldly

Question 20

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

Answer 20

vapid