1. Vocabulary Level 5F http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/vocabulary/levels_a2h.cfm

2. forgiveness; pardon for an offense Amnesty

3. self-government; independence Autonomy

4. expressing a truth; self-evident Axiomatic

5. adorn or embellish; display or proclaim Blazon

6. a warning or caution Caveat

7. fair; balanced; reasonable Equitable

8. to free from entanglements Extricate

9. steal small amounts Filch

10. mock with contempt Flout

11. tending to cause trouble Fractious

12. principle; rule of conduct Precept

13. beneficial; helpful; healthy Salutary

14. bitterly severe; causing harm Scathing

15. whip or punish; a cause of suffering Scourge

16. tomblike; gloomy or dismal Sepulchral

17. tending to cause sleep; anesthetic Soporific

18. strict; morally conservative Straitlaced

19. lasting a short time; fleeting Transient

20. awkward; hard to carry or handle Unwieldy

21. dull, uninteresting; lacking Vapid