Unit 5

Question 1

Amnesty

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Autonomy

Answer 2

Self – government, political control

Question 3

Axiomatic

Answer 3

Self-evident, expressing a universally excepted principle or rule

Question 4

Blazon

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Caveat

Answer 5

A warning or caution to prevent misunderstandings or discourage behavior

Question 6

Equitable

Answer 6

Fair, just, embodying principles of justice

Question 7

Extricate

Answer 7

To free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort

Question 8

Filch

Answer 8

To steal, especially in a sneaky way and petty amounts

Question 9

Flout

Answer 9

To mock, treat with contempt

Question 10

Fractious

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Precept

Answer 11

A rule of conduct or action

Question 12

Salutary

Answer 12

Beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome

Question 13

Scathing

Answer 13

Bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm

Question 14

Scourge

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Sepulchral

Answer 15

Funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal

Question 16

Soporific

Answer 16

Tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; something that induces sleep

Question 17

Straitlaced

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Transient

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Unwieldy

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Vapid

Answer 20

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