List 5

Question 1

amnesty

Answer 1

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

Question 2

autonomy

Answer 2

self-government, political control, home rule

Question 3

axiomatic

Answer 3

self-evident, taken for granted

Question 4

blazon

Answer 4

to adorn or embellish, broadcast

Question 5

caveat

Answer 5

a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior, word to the wise, admonition

Question 6

equitable

Answer 6

fair, just, reasonable, evenhanded

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; swipe

Question 9

flout

Answer 9

to mock; to treat with contempt; scorn, to sneer at

Question 10

fractious

Answer 10

tending to be troublesome, unpredictable, peevish, refactory

Question 11

precept

Answer 11

a rule of conduct or action; principle; maxim

Question 12

salutary

Answer 12

beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome; salubrious, curative

Question 13

scathing

Answer 13

bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm; harsh

Question 14

scourage

Answer 14

to whip or punish severely

a source of severe punishment, bare, plague

Question 15

sepulchral

Answer 15

funereal, typical of the tomb, doleful

Question 16

soporic

Answer 16

tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy, narcotic

Question 17

straitlaced

Answer 17

extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct, highly conventional

Question 18

transient

Answer 18

lasting a short time, fleeting, impermanent

one who stays only a short time

Question 19

unwieldy

Answer 19

not easily carried, handled or managed because of size or complexity, bulky, cumbersome

Question 20

vapid

Answer 20

dull, uninteresting, tiresome, insipid, lifeless