APLIT Vocab List 4

brazen

enduring a difficult situation or being bold without shame; made of brass

compunction

a feeling of guilt that prevents or follows after doing something bad

din

a loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise; to make a loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise

edict

an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority

facetious

joking or sarcastic especially in a way regarded by others as silly, annoying, or inappropriate for the situation

perquisites

a thing regarded as a special right or privilege enjoyed as a result of one's position (benefits or perks to a job)

sepulcher

a tomb or monument where a dead person lays;

debauchee

a person given to excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures

meretricious

apparently attractive but having in reality no value or integrity

nebulous

cloudy, hazy, unclear, ill-defined

acquiesce

to accept something without protest

amity

a friendly relationship

arduous

involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring

gestalt

something that is made of many parts and yet is somehow more than or different from the combination of its parts

inundate

overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with; to flood

admonish

to warn, urge, or advise someone firmly and earnestly

akimbo

with hands on the hips and elbows turned outward

lassitude

a state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy

licentious

unrestrained or unprincipled, especially sexually

muse

a person or personified force who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist; each of nine goddesses, the daughters of Zeus; be absorbed in thought, to reflect

absquatulate

to leave abruptly