Unit 5

1.	flout	(v.) to mock, treat with contempt
2.	caveat	(n.)a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior
3.	blazon	(v.) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely
4.	filch	(v.) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts
5.	fractious	(adj.) tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable
6.	equitable	(adj.) fair, just, embodying principles of justice
7.	autonomy	(n.) self-government, political control
8.	addendum	(n.) an addition or supplement designed to increase correctness, completeness, or currency
9.	amnesty	(n.) a general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness
10.	axiomatic	(adj.) self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule
11.	extricate	(v.) to free from entanglements or difficulties; remove with effort
12.	soporific	(adj.) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; (n.)something that induces sleep
13.	scathing	(adj.) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm
14.	unwieldy	(adj.) not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity
15.	vapid	(adj.) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force
16.	prognosticate	(v.) to predict, especially on the basis of present indications or signs, foretoken
17.	sepulchral	(adj.) funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal
18.	salutary	(adj.) beneficial, helpful; healthy, wholesome
19.	straitlaced	(adj.) extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical
20.	scourge	(v.) to whip, punish severely; (n.) a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism
21.	precept	(n.) a rule of conduct or action
22.	transient	(adj.) lasting only a short time, fleeting; (n.) one who stays only a short time