| A | B |
|---|
| flout | to mock, treat with contempt |
| caveat | a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior |
| blazoned | to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely |
| filch | to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictble |
| equitable | embodying the principles of justice; fair, just |
| autonomy | political control, self-government |
| addendum | an addition or supplement designed to increase correctness, completeness, or currency |
| amnesty | any act of forgiveness;general pardon from an offense against a government |
| axiomatic | expressing a universally accepted principle or rule; self-evident |
| extricate | remove with effort; to free from entanglements or difficulties |
| soporific | something that induces sleep |
| scathing | causing great harm; bitterly severe |
| unwieldy | not easily carried, handled, or managed because of size or complexity |
| vapid | dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness or flavor |
| prognosticate | to predict, especially on the basis of present indications or signs; foretoken |
| sepulchral | extremely gloomy or dismal; funereal, typical of the tomb |
| salutary | beneficial, helpful; healthy, wholesome |
| straitlaced | prudish, puritnical |
| scourge | a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism |
| precept | a rule of conduct or action |
| transient | lasting only a short time, fleeting |
