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
(adj) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy
(n) something that induces sleep
Soporific
(adj) extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical
Straitlaced
(adj) lasting only for a short time, fleeting
(n) one who stays only a short time
Transient
Ex.”Transient being”
(adj) not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity
Unwieldy
(adj) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force
Vapid
