| A | B |
|---|
| flout | to mock, treat with contempt |
| caveat | a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior |
| blazon | to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously |
| filch | to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable |
| equitable | fair, just, embodying principles of justice |
| autonomy | self-government, political control |
| addendum | an addition or supplement designed to increase correctness, completeness, or currency |
| amnesty | a general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness |
| axiomatic | self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule |
| extricate | to free from entanglements or difficulties |
| soporofic | tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy; something that induces sleep |
| scathing | bitterly severe, withering, causing great harm |
| unwieldy | not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity |
| vapid | dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force |
| prognosticate | to predict, especially on the basis of present indications or signs |
| sepulchral | funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal |
| salutary | beneficial, helpful; healthy, wholesome |
| straitlaced | extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical |
| scourge | to whip, punish severely |
| precept | a rule of conduct or action |
| transient | lasting only a short time, fleeting; one who stays only a short time |
