| A | B |
|---|
| addendum | an addition or supplement designed to increase correctness, or completeness |
| amnesty | a general pardon for a federal offense; any act of forgiveness |
| autonomy | self-government, political control |
| axiomatic | self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule |
| blazon | to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously |
| caveat | a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior |
| equitable | fair, just |
| extricate | to free from entanglements or difficulties |
| filch | to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts |
| flout | to mock, treat with contempt |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome, quarrelsome |
| precept | a rule of conduct or action |
| prognosticate | to predict |
| salutary | beneficial, helpful; healthy |
| scathing | bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm |
| scourge | to whip, punish severely - (noun) a source of severe punishment |
| sepulchral | funereal, extremely gloomy or dismal |
| soporific | tending to cause sleep |
| straitlaced | extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish |
| transient | lasting only a short time, fleeting |
| unwieldy | not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity |
| vapid | dull, uninteresting; lacking in liveliness, or force |
