Sadlier-Oxford Level F - Unit 5

amnesty

a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense

autonomy

political independence

axiomatic

evident without proof or argument

blazon

the official symbols of a family, state, etc.

caveat

a warning against certain acts

equitable

fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience

extricate

release from entanglement or difficulty

filch

make off with belongings of others

flout

treat with contemptuous disregard

fractious

easily irritated or annoyed

precept

a rule of personal conduct

salutary

tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health

scathing

marked by harshly abusive criticism

scourge

something causing misery or death

sepulchral

of or relating to a chamber that is used as a grave

soporific

inducing sleep

straitlaced

exaggeratedly proper or morally strict

transient

lasting a very short time

unwieldy

difficult to use or handle because of size or weight

vapid

lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest