vocab quiz #1

Brazen

Bold and without shame.

Compunction

A feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows the doing of something bad.

Din

A loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise.

Edict

An official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority.

Indiscretion

Behavior or speech that is indiscreet or displays a lack of good judgment.

Perquisites

A thing regarded as a special right or privilege enjoyed as a result of one's position.

Sepulcher

A small room or monument, cut in rock or built of stone, in which a dead person is laid or buried.

Suppliant

Making or expressing a plea, especially to someone in power or authority.

Tumult

Confusion or disorder.

Marauding

Going about to look for things to steal or people to attack.

Admonish

Reprimand.

Akimbo

Hands on hips with elbows turned out.

Lassitude

State of physical or mental weariness.

Licentious

Promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters.

Pecuniary

Being of or related to money.

Epistle

A letter.

Vacillate

Alternate between multiple opinions or actions.

Lugubrious

Appearing or sounding sad or glum.

Adulation

Excessive praise or admiration.

Didactic

Of an instructive or educational quality.

Alacrity

Speedy or enthusiastic preparedness.

Perspicuity

The criteria of clarity.

Scintillate

Emit flashing light; sparkle.

Insipid

Lacking flavor; lacking vigor or interest.

Plight

A dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation.

Presumptuous

Failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate.

Subversive

Seeking or intended to undermine an established system or institution.

Vacuous

Having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless.

Avocation

A hobby or minor occupation.

Callous

Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.

Capricious

Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.

Disparity

A difference in level or treatment, especially one that is seen as unfair.

Efficacy

The ability to produce a desired or intended result.

Hospice

A lodging, especially when maintained by a religious order.

Impetus

Force that makes something happen or happen more quickly.