Vocab Unit 5

Question 1

amnesty

Answer 1

(n.) a general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution

Question 2

autonomy

Answer 2

(n.) self-government, political control
SYNONYMS: home-rule
ANTONYMS: dependence, subjection

Question 3

axiomatic

Answer 3

(adj.) self evident, expressing a universally accepted principle
SYNONYMS: taken for granted
ANTONYMS: questionable, dubious

Question 4

blazon

Answer 4

(v.) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely
SYNONYMS: broadcast, trumpet
ANTONYMS: hide, conceal, bury

Question 5

caveat

Answer 5

(n.) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior
SYNONYMS: admonition, word to the wise

Question 6

equitable

Answer 6

(adj.) fair, just, embodying principles of justice
SYNONYMS: right, reasonable, evenhanded
ANTONYMS: unjust, unfair

Question 7

extricate

Answer 7

(v.) to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort
SYNONYMS: disentangle, extract
ANTONYMS: enmesh, entangle

Question 8

filch

Answer 8

(v.) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts
SYNONYMS: pilfer, purloin, swipe

Question 9

flout

Answer 9

(v.) to mock, treat with contempt
SYNONYMS: sneer at, snicker at, scorn
ANTONYMS: obey, honor

Question 10

fractious

Answer 10

(adj.) tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable
SYNONYMS: refractory, peevish
ANTONYMS: docile, tractable, cooperative

Question 11

precept

Answer 11

(n.) a rule of conduct or action

SYNONYMS: principle, maxim

Question 12

salutary

Answer 12

(adj.) beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome
SYNONYMS: salubrious, curative
ANTONYMS: detrimental, deleterious

Question 13

scathing

Answer 13

(adj.) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm
SYNONYMS: searing, harsh, savage
ANTONYMS: bland, mild

Question 14

scourge

Answer 14

(v.) to whip, punish severely
SYNONYMS: flog, beat
ANTONYMS: godsend, boon, blessing

Question 15

sepulchral

Answer 15

(adj.) funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal
SYNONYMS: lugubrious, mortuary

Question 16

soporific

Answer 16

(adj.) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy
(n.) something that induces sleep
SYNONYMS: narcotic, anesthetic
ANTONYMS: stimulant, stimulus

Question 17

straitlaced

Answer 17

(adj.) extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical
SYNONYMS: highly conventional, overly strict, stuffy
ANTONYMS: lax, loose, indulgent, permissive, dissolute

Question 18

transient

Answer 18

(adj.) lasting only a short time, fleeting
SYNONYMS: impermanent, ephemeral
ANTONYMS: permanent, imperishable

Question 19

unwieldy

Answer 19

(adj.) not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity
SYNONYMS: bulky, clumsy, impractical
ANTONYMS: manageable, easy to handle

Question 20

vapid

Answer 20

(adj.) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force
SYNONYMS: lifeless, colorless
ANTONYMS: zesty, spicy, colorful