| A | B |
|---|
| Amnesty | a general pardon for an offense against a government; in general any act of forgiveness or absolution |
| Autonomy | self-government; political control |
| Axiomatic | self-evident; expressing a universally accepted principle or rule |
| Blazon | to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely |
| Caveat | a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior |
| Equitable | fair; just; embodying principles of justice |
| Extricate | to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort |
| Filch | to steal especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts |
| Flout | to mock or treat with contempt |
| Fractious | tending to be troublesome; unruly; quarrelsome; contrary; unpredictable |
| Precept | a rule of conduct or action |
| Salutary | beneficial; helpful; healthful; wholesome |
| Scathing | bitterly severe; withering; causing great harm |
| Scourge | (v) to whip; punish severely; (n) a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism |
| Sepulchral | funereal; typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal |
| Soporific | (adj) rending to cause sleep; relating to sleepiness or lethargy; (n) something that induces sleep |
| Straitlaced | extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish; puritanical |
| Transient | (v) lasting only a short time; fleeting; (n) one who stays only a short time |
| Unwieldy | not easily carried handled or managed because of size or complexity |
| Vapid | dull; uninteresting; tiresome; lacking in sharpness flavor liveliness or force |
