Vocab Unit 5

Question 0

Autonomy

Answer 0

Self government or political control

Question 1

Amnesty

Answer 1

A general pardon for an offense against a government in general or any act of forgiveness of absolution

Question 2

Axiomatic

Answer 2

Self evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule

Question 3

Blazon

Answer 3

To adorn or embellish, to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely

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Caveat

Answer 4

Warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior

Question 5

Equitable

Answer 5

Fair, just embodying principles of justice

Question 6

Extricate

Answer 6

To free from entanglement or difficulties; to remove with effort

Question 7

Filch

Answer 7

To steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts

Question 8

Flout

Answer 8

To mock, treat with attempt

Question 9

Fractious

Answer 9

Tending to be troublesome, unruly, quarrelsome, or contrary; unpredictable

Question 10

Precept

Answer 10

A rule of conduct or actin

Question 11

Salutary

Answer 11

Beneficial, helpful, healthful, wholesome

Question 12

Scathing

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Bitterly, sever, withering, causing great harm

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Scourge

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To whip, publish severely

A cause of affliction or suffering, a source of sever punishment or criticism

Question 14

Sepulchral

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Funereal, typical of the tomb, extremely gloomy or dismal

Question 15

Soporific

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Tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy

Something that induces sleep

Question 16

Straitlaced

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Extremely strict in regard to moral standards, conduct; prudish, puritanical

Question 17

Transient

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Lasting only a short time, fleeting

One who stays only a short time

Question 18

Unwieldy

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Vapid

Answer 19

Dull, uninteresting, tiresome, lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness or force