Vocab Unit 5 Flashcards
(n) a general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution
Amnesty
(n) self-government, political control
Autonomy
(adj) self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle
Axiomatic
(v) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely
Blazon
Think: like a blazer
(n) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior
Caveat
(adj) fair, just, embodying principles of justice
THINK: equity
Equitable
(v) to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort
Extricate
(v) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts
Filch
(v) to mock, treat with contempt
Flout
(adj) tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable
Fractious
(n) a rule of conduct or action
Precept
(adj) beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome
Salutary
(adj) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm
Scathing
(v) to whip, punish severely;
(n) a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism
Scourge
(adj) funeral, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal
Sepulchral
