vocab chapter 5

Question 1

amnesty

Answer 1

a general pardon for an offense to government. any sign of forgiveness or absolution.

Question 2

autonomy

Answer 2

self-government political control

Question 3

axiomatic

Answer 3

self evident, expressing a universally accepted principal

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 principals of justice.

Question 7

extricate

Answer 7

to free from entanglements, or difficulties, to remove with effort.

Question 8

filch

Answer 8

to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts.

Question 9

flout

Answer 9

to mock or treat with contempt

Question 10

fractious

Answer 10

tending to be troublesome, unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable.

Question 11

precept

Answer 11

a rule of contradiction 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

to whip, punish severely; 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

tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy. 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

lasting only a short time, fleeting; one who stays only a short time.

Question 19

unwieldy

Answer 19

not easily carried or handled, or managed because of size or complexity.

Question 20

vapid

Answer 20

dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor , liveliness or force.