Vocabulary Unit 5

Question 1

Fractious

Answer 1

Tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome; unpredictable

Question 2

Axiomatic

Answer 2

Self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principal or rule

Question 3

Equitable

Answer 3

Fair, just, embodying principals of justice

Question 4

Transient

Answer 4

Lasting only a short time, fleeting; one who stays only a short time

Question 5

Straitlaced

Answer 5

Extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; puritanical

Question 6

Soporific

Answer 6

Tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness; something that induced sleep

Question 7

Vapid

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Salutary

Answer 8

Beneficial, helpful; healthy, wholesome

Question 9

Scathing

Answer 9

Bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm

Question 10

Sepulchral

Answer 10

Funeral, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal

Question 11

Unwieldy

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Extricate

Answer 12

To free from entanglements or difficulties; remove with effort

Question 13

Prognosticate

Answer 13

To predict, especially on the basis of present indications or signs

Question 14

Flout

Answer 14

To mock, treat with contempt

Question 15

Filch

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Blazon

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Scourge

Answer 17

To whip severely; a cause of suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism

Question 18

Precept

Answer 18

A rule of conduct or action

Question 19

Caveat

Answer 19

A warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior

Question 20

Addendum

Answer 20

An addition or supplement designed to increase correctness, completeness or currency

Question 21

Autumony

Answer 21

Self-government, political control

Question 22

Amnesty

Answer 22

A general pardon for an offense against a government; any act of forgiveness