AP Language Vocabulary Unit 5 Flashcards

8251992121	amnesty	(n.) a general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness of absolution	0
8251992122	autonomy	(n.) self-government, political control	1
8251992123	axiomatic	(adj.) self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule	2
8251992124	blazon	(v.) to adorn or embellish; to display conspiciously; to publish or proclaim widely	3
8251992125	caveat	(n.) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior	4
8251992126	equitable	(adj.) fair, just, embodying principles of justice	5
8251992127	extricate	(v.) to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort	6
8251992128	filch	(v.) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts	7
8251992129	flout	(v.) to mock, treat with contempt	8
8251992130	factious	(adj.) tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable	9
8251992131	precept	(n.) a rule of conduct or action	10
8251992132	salutary	(adj.) beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome	11
8251992133	scathing	(adj.) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm	12
8251992134	scourge	(v.) to whip, punish severely; (n.) a cause or affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment of criticism	13
8251992135	sepulchral	(adj.) funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal	14
8251992136	soporific	(adj.) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; (n.) something that induces sleep	15
8251992137	straitlaced	(adj.) extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical	16
8251992138	transient	(adj.) lasting only a short time, fleeting; (n.) one who stays only a short time	17
8251992139	unwieldy	(adj.) not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity	18
8251992140	vapid	(adj.) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force	19