Unit 5

Question 1

Addendum

Answer 1

Something added, or to be added

Question 2

Amnesty

Answer 2

A general pardon granted by a government

Question 3

Autonomy

Answer 3

Self-governmen

Question 4

Axiomatic

Answer 4

Evident without proof or argument

Question 5

Blazon

Answer 5

To make widely or generally known; To display conspicuously

Question 6

Caveat

Answer 6

A warning or caution

Question 7

Equitable

Answer 7

Characterized by fairness

Question 8

Extricate

Answer 8

o free or release from a difficulty or entanglement

Question 9

Filch

Answer 9

To steal something in small quantities

Question 10

Flout

Answer 10

To show dislike for; To mock

Question 11

Fractious

Answer 11

Inclined to make trouble; Unruly

Question 12

Precept

Answer 12

A rule of personal conduct

Question 13

Prognosticate

Answer 13

To predict according to present indications or signs; foretell

Question 14

Salutary

Answer 14

Beneficial; Healthful

Question 15

Scathing

Answer 15

Regarding bitterly abusive criticism; harshly critical

Question 16

Soporific

Answer 16

Something that causes sleep; (adj.) Causing or tending to cause sleep

Question 17

Straitlaced

Answer 17

Excessively strict in behavior, morality, or opinions

Question 18

Scourge

Answer 18

A means of inflicting severe suffering, vengeance, or punishment; (v.) To afflict with severe or widespread suffering and devastation, to whip

Question 19

Transient

Answer 19

One who stays for only a short time; (adj.) Lasting a very short time, fleeting

Question 20

Unwieldy

Answer 20

Moved or managed with difficulty, as f

Question 21

Vapid

Answer 21

Lacking liveliness, animation, or interest; Dull

Question 22

Sepulchral

Answer 22

Suggestive of the grave; melancholy