AP Language Vocabulary Unit 5 Flashcards

6074545673	amnesty	(n.) a general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness of absolution	0
6074545674	autonomy	(n.) self-government, political control	1
6074547492	axiomatic	(adj.) self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule	2
6074547493	blazon	(v.) to adorn or embellish; to display conspiciously; to publish or proclaim widely	3
6074567783	caveat	(n.) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior	4
6074585778	equitable	(adj.) fair, just, embodying principles of justice	5
6074585779	extricate	(v.) to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort	6
6074597640	filch	(v.) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts	7
6074597641	flout	(v.) to mock, treat with contempt	8
6074600769	factious	(adj.) tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable	9
6074623549	precept	(n.) a rule of conduct or action	10
6074623550	salutary	(adj.) beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome	11
6074625953	scathing	(adj.) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm	12
6074658591	scourge	(v.) to whip, punish severely; (n.) a cause or affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment of criticism	13
6074879371	sepulchral	(adj.) funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal	14
6074896497	soporific	(adj.) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; (n.) something that induces sleep	15
6074903694	straitlaced	(adj.) extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical	16
6074911177	transient	(adj.) lasting only a short time, fleeting; (n.) one who stays only a short time	17
6074918810	unwieldy	(adj.) not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity	18
6074918811	vapid	(adj.) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force	19