VOCAB Unit 5

Amnesty

1. a general pardon for offenses, especially political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction.

Autonomy

independence or freedom, as of the will or one's actions

Axiomatic

pertaining to or of the nature of an axiom; self-evident; obvious

Blazon

1. to set forth conspicuously or publicly; display; proclaim

2. to adorn or embellish, especially brilliantly or showily.

Caveat

1. a warning or caution; admonition.

2. Law. a legal notice to a court or public officer to suspend a certain proceeding until the notifier is given a hearing:

Equitable

characterized by equity or fairness; just and right; fair:

Extricate

Filch

to steal (especially something of small value); pilfer

Flout

to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock

Fractious

refractory or unruly

Precept

1. a commandment or direction given as a rule of action or conduct.

Salutary

1. favorable to or promoting health; healthful.

Scathing

bitterly severe, as a remark

Scourge

1. a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture.

2. a person or thing that applies or administers punishment or severe criticism

Sepulchral

1. of, relating to, or serving as a tomb.

2. of or relating to burial.

Soporific

1. causing or tending to cause sleep.

2. pertaining to or characterized by sleep or sleepiness; sleepy; drowsy.

Straitlaced

1. excessively strict in conduct or morality; puritanical; prudish:strait-laced censors.

2. tightly laced, as a bodice.

Transient

1. not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory.

2. lasting only a short time; existing briefly; temporary:

Unwieldy

1. not wieldy; wielded with difficulty; not readily handled or managed in use or action, as from size, shape, or weight; awkward; ungainly.

Vapid

without liveliness or spirit; dull or tedious