Sadlier F Unit 5 short list

Not easily carried or handled; poorly balanced, difficult to manage

To mock, treat with contempt

Safety guidelines exist for a reason, and if you ____ them, there could be major consequences.

Dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force

Bitterly severe, withering, causing great harm

The SUV is so ____ I cannot properly steer it on the tiny dirt road.

Lasting only a short time, fleeting; one who only stays a short time

Sometimes a reasoned discussion does more to change people’s minds than a ____ attack.

A general pardon for an offense against a government; an act of forgiveness or absolution

To free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort

Many political prisoners were freed under the ____ granted by the new regime.

To adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publicly claim

The snow is ____ and will melt as soon as the sun appears.

Self-government, political control

During the concert, police officers were on hand just in case the crowd became ____.

Teenagers should have the ____ to make their own decisions in preparation to become adults.

Tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable

We just sat in the hotel room, so our vacation was ____ and uninteresting.

The ring must have slid off my finger as I was trying to ____ the pickle from the jar.

They will ____ the election results across the Internet until there is a clear winner.