Vocab Unit 5 Flashcards
Autonomy
Self government or political control
Amnesty
A general pardon for an offense against a government in general or any act of forgiveness of absolution
Axiomatic
Self evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule
Blazon
To adorn or embellish, to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely
Caveat
Warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior
Equitable
Fair, just embodying principles of justice
Extricate
To free from entanglement or difficulties; to remove with effort
Filch
To steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts
Flout
To mock, treat with attempt
Fractious
Tending to be troublesome, unruly, quarrelsome, or contrary; unpredictable
Precept
A rule of conduct or actin
Salutary
Beneficial, helpful, healthful, wholesome
Scathing
Bitterly, sever, withering, causing great harm
Scourge
To whip, publish severely
A cause of affliction or suffering, a source of sever punishment or criticism
Sepulchral
Funereal, typical of the tomb, extremely gloomy or dismal
Soporific
Tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy
Something that induces sleep
Straitlaced
Extremely strict in regard to moral standards, conduct; prudish, puritanical
Transient
Lasting only a short time, fleeting
One who stays only a short time
Unwieldy
Not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity
Vapid
Dull, uninteresting, tiresome, lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness or force
