Unit 5 SAT Prep Vocabulary

vapid: (adj) dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force

(adj) tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable

(v) to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts

(n) self-government, political contro

unwieldy: (adj) not easily carried, handled or managed because of size or complexity

salutary

precept: (n) a rule of conduct or action

flout: (v) to mock, treat with contempt

v) to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely caveat

(adj) extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical

(adj) tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy (n) something that induces sleep

(n) a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior

scathing: (adj) bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm

(n) a general pardon for an offense against a government in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution

sepulchral: (adj) funeral, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal

(v) to whip, punish severely; (n) a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism

axiomatic

(v) to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort

equitable

transient