Vocab pt 5

Question 1

amnesty

Answer 1

general pardon for an offense against a government, any act of forgiveness

Question 2

autonomy

Answer 2

a right or condition of self government

Question 3

axiomatic

Answer 3

self evident, expressing a universally accepted rule or principle

Question 4

blazen

Answer 4

to adorn or embellish, to display conspicuously, to publish, principle or rule

Question 5

coveat

Answer 5

a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discouragement behavior

Question 6

equitable

Answer 6

fair, just, embodying principles 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, treat with content

Question 10

fractious

Answer 10

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

Question 11

precept

Answer 11

a rule of conduct 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 great affliction or suffering , a source of severe punishment

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 lethargy

Question 17

straitlaced

Answer 17

extremely strict in regards to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical

Question 18

transient

Answer 18

lasting only a short time, fleeting

Question 19

unweildy

Answer 19

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