AP Language Vocabulary Unit 5 Flashcards
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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 |