| Term | Definition |
|---|
| amnesty | general pardon for an offense against government, act of forgiveness or absolution |
| autonomy | self-government, home rule, political control |
| axiomatic | taken for granted, self-evident, expresing accepted principle or rule |
| blazon | broadcast, trumpet, adorn or embellish, to display conspicuously, publish or proclaim loudly |
| caveat | warning or caution to prevent misunderstading, word to the wise |
| equitable | fair, just, right, reasonable, principles of justice |
| extricate | disentangle, extract, free from entanglements or difficulties, to remove with effort |
| filch | steal in a sneaky way and in petty amounts, pilfer, swipe |
| flout | mock, scoff, sneer, snicker, scorn, treat with contempt |
| fractious | peevish, tending to be troublesome, unruly, quarrelsome, unpredictable |
| precept | principle, rule of conduct or action |
| salutary | beneficial, helpful, healthful, wholesome |
| scathing | searing, harsh, ferocious, savage, withering, great harm |
| scourge | to whip, punish severely, cause of affliction or suffering, flog, beat |
| sepulchral | typical of the tomb, extremely gloomy or dismal, mortuary |
| soporific | tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness, induces sleep |
| straightlaced | overly strict, stuffy, extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct |
| transient | lasting only a short time, fleeting, impermanent |
| unwieldy | cumbersome, bulky, clumsy, not easily carried or managed because of size or complexity |
| vapid | dulll, lifeless, colorless, uninteresting, tiresome |
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