Vocab List 10 - 2/24

Question 1

Stealing; make off with belongings of others

Answer 1

Filch

Question 2

Easily irritated or annoyed; cranky

Answer 2

Fractious

Question 3

Fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience; just

Answer 3

Equitable

Question 4

Immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority; political independence; self-government

Answer 4

Autonomy

Question 5

Adding text to the end of a publication; postscript

Answer 5

Addendum

Question 6

A warrant granting release from punishment for an offense; pardon

Answer 6

Amnesty

Question 7

Self-evident truth; evident without proof or argument

Answer 7

Axiomatic

Question 8

Release from entanglement of difficulty; disentangle

Answer 8

Extricate

Question 9

Sleep-inducing; depressant; enduring mental lethargy

Answer 9

Soporific

Question 10

Witheringly harsh; marked by harshly abusive criticism

Answer 10

Scathing

Question 11

Difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape; unmanageable; awkward; clumsy

Answer 11

Unwieldy

Question 12

Official symbols of a family tree; coat of arms

Answer 12

Blazon

Question 13

Lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest; unexciting

Answer 13

Vapid

Question 14

Make a prediction about; tell in advance; forebode

Answer 14

Prognosticate