AP Language Vocab (Unit 5) Flashcards

5202312666	amnesty	in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution	0
5202312667	autonomy	self-government, political control	1
5202312668	axiomatic	self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle	2
5202312669	blazon	to publish or proclaim widely	3
5202312670	caveat	a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior	4
5202312671	equitable	fair, just, embodying principles of justice	5
5202312672	extricate	to remove with effort	6
5202312674	flout	to mock, treat with contempt	7
5202312676	precept	a rule of conduct or action	8
5202312677	salutary	beneficial, helpful	9
5202312678	scathing	bitterly severe, withering	10
5202312679	scourge	to whip, punish severely a cause of affliction or suffering	11
5202312680	sepulchral	extremely gloomy or dismal	12
5202312681	soporific	tending to cause sleep something that induces sleep	13
5202312682	straitlaced	extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct	14
5202312683	transient	lasting only a short time, fleeting one who stays only a short time	15
5202312684	unwieldy	not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity	16
5202312685	vapid	dull, uninteresting, tiresome	17