Unit 5 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Autonomy
Self government political control noun
Axiomatic
Self evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule. Adjective
Blazon
To adorn or embellish, to display conspicuously, to publish or proclaim widely verb
Caveat
A warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior noun
Equitable
Fair, just, embodying principle of justice adjective
Extricate
To free from entanglements or difficulties, to remove with effort, verb
Filch
To steal, especially In a sneaky way and in petty amounts verb
Flout
To mock, treat with contempt. Verb
Fractious
Tending to be troublesome, unruly, quarrelsome, contrary, unpredictable adjective
Precept
A rule of conduct or action noun
Salutary
Beneficial, helpful, healthful, wholesome adjective
Scathing
Bitterly severe, withering, causing great harm adjective
Scourge
To whip or punish severely verb or a cause of affliction or suffering, a source of severe punishment or criticism noun
sepulchral
Funereal, typical of the tomb, extremely gloomy or dismal. Adjective
Soporific
Tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy adjective or something that induces sleep noun
Straitlaced
Extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct, prudish, puritanical adjective
Transient
Lasting only a short time, fleeting adjective or one who stays only a short time noun
Unwieldy
Not easily carried handled or managed because of size or complexity adjective
Vapid
Dull, uninteresting, tiresome, lacking in sharpness, flavor, licenses, or force adjective
Amnesty
A general pardon for an offense against a government, in general, any act of forgiveness. Noun
