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