Unit 5 Vocab

Amnesty

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

Autonomy

Self- government, political control

Axiomatic

Swlf evident, expressing a universally accepted

Flout

To mock, treat with contempt

Unwieldly

Not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size of complexity

Sepulchral

Funereal, typically of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal

Transient

Lasting only a short time, fleeting

Filch

To steal, espically in a sneaky way and in petty amounts

Soporific

Tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy

Caveat

A warning or caution about a particular action or decision.

Scourage

to whip, punish severly

Autonomy

Self government, political control

Scourage

A cuse of affliction or suffering a source of severe punishment or criticism

Transient

One that stays for a short time

Salutary

Beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome

Soporific

Something that induces sleep

Amnesty

A general pardon for an offense aganist the government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution.

Precept

A rule of conduct or action

Axiomatic

Slef evident, expressing a universally accepted principle

Equitable

Fair, just, embodyinh principles of justice

Straitlaced

Extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical

Blazon

To adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely

Scathing

Bitterly severe, witherinh; cuasing great harm

Fractious

Tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contray, unpredictable

Vapid

Dull, unintreseting, tiresome, lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force

Extricate

To free from entaglements or difficulties, to remove with effort.