| A | B |
|---|
| AMNESTY | a general pardon for an offense against a government |
| AUTONOMY | self-government, political control |
| AXIOMATIC | self-evident; universally accepted principle |
| BLAZON | to adorn or embellish |
| CAVEAT | a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding |
| EQUITABLE | fair, just, embodying principles of justice |
| EXTRICATE | to free from entanglements/remove with effort |
| FLICH | to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts |
| FLOUT | to mock, treat with contempt |
| FRACTIOUS | tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable |
| PRECEPT | a rule of conduct or action |
| SALUTARY | beneficial, helpful; healthy |
| SCATHING | bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm |
| SCOURGE | to whip, punish severely |
| SEPULCHRAL | funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal |
| SOPORIFIC | tending to cause sleep |
| STRAITLACED | extremely strict in regard to moral standards |
| TRANSIENT | lasting only a short time, |
| UNWIELDY | not easily carried, handled, or managed |
| VAPID | dull, uninteresting, tiresome |
