Vocab Unit 5 G12

Question 1

Axiomatic

Answer 1

(adj.) self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle

Question 2

Blazon

Answer 2

(v.) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely

Question 3

Caveat

Answer 3

(n.) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior

Question 4

Equitable

Answer 4

(adj.) fair, just, embodying principles of justice

Question 5

Extricate

Answer 5

(v.) to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort

Question 6

Filch

Answer 6

(v.) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts

Question 7

Flout

Answer 7

(v.) to mock, treat with contempt

Question 8

Fractious

Answer 8

(adj.) Tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable

Question 9

Precept

Answer 9

(n.) a rule of conduct or action

Question 10

Salutary

Answer 10

(adj.) beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome

Question 11

Scathing

Answer 11

(adj.) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm

Question 12

Scourge

Answer 12

(v.) to whip, punish severely; (n.) a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism

Question 13

Sepulchral

Answer 13

(adj.) funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal

Question 14

Soporific

Answer 14

(adj.) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; (n.) something that induces sleep

Question 15

Straitlaced

Answer 15

(adj.) extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical

Question 16

Transient

Answer 16

(adj.) lasting only a short time, fleeting; (n.) one who stays only a short time

Question 17

Unwieldy

Answer 17

(adj.) not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity

Question 18

Vapid

Answer 18

(adj.) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force

Question 19

Amnesty

Answer 19

(n.) a general pardon for an offebse against the governement; in general, any act of fprgiveness or absolution

Question 20

Autonomy

Answer 20

(n.) self-government, political control