Vocab Unit #5

Question 1

amnesty

Answer 1

a general pardon; a period of forgiveness

Question 2

autonomy

Answer 2

self-government/self-control

Question 3

axiomatic

Answer 3

something that is obvious, that does not need an explanation

Question 4

blazon

Answer 4

to publish/display widely

Question 5

caveat

Answer 5

a warning/caution/discourage

Question 6

equitable

Answer 6

fair; embodying principles of justice

Question 7

extricate

Answer 7

to free/remove from struggle

Question 8

filch

Answer 8

to steal (in a sneaky way and in petty accounts)

Question 9

flout

Answer 9

to mock/make fun of

Question 10

fractious

Answer 10

tending to be troublesome/unruly/unpredictable

Question 11

precept

Answer 11

a rule of conduct or action

Question 12

salutary

Answer 12

beneficial/helpful/wholesome

Question 13

scathing

Answer 13

bitterly/harshly severe; causes great harm

Question 14

scourge

Answer 14

V. to whip/punish - physically

N. a source of great harm/pain

Question 15

sepulchral

Answer 15

tomb/burial (gloomy)

Question 16

soporific

Answer 16

Adj. tending to cause sleep/sleepiness

N. something that induces/causes sleep

Question 17

straitlaced

Answer 17

extremely strict (in moral standards and conduct)

Question 18

transient

Answer 18

lasting only a short period of time

Question 19

unwieldy

Answer 19

not easily carried/handled

Question 20

vapid

Answer 20

dull/uninteresting/boring