vocab quiz #1 (complex sentences)

brazen (adjective [sometimes verb])

adjective: showing no shame/done openly or without embarrassment

verb: to face a difficult or embarrassing situation with confidence or without showing shame

example: “She made a brazen attempt to cheat on the test.” or “He tried to brazen out the scandal by pretending nothing was wrong.”

compunction (noun)

a feeling of guilt or remorse for something wrong/potentially wrong

example: “She felt no compunction about lying to protect her friend.”

din (noun [sometimes verb])

noun: a loud unpleasant & prolonged noise

verb: make (someone) learn or remember something by constant repetition.

example: “The din of traffic outside made it hard to concentrate.” or “the doctrine that has been dinned into all our heads"

edict (noun)

an official order given by a person in authority

example: "Clovis issued an edict protecting Church property"

indiscretion (noun)

behavior or speech that lacks good judgement

example: “Her indiscretion cost her the trust of her colleagues.”

perquisites (noun)

special benefits or privileges that come with one’s position

example: “He enjoyed the perquisites of being a senior executive.”

sepulcher (noun [sometimes verb])

noun: a tomb built of stone where a dead person is buried

verb: lay or bury as if in a sepulcher

example: “The ancient king was laid in a marble sepulcher.” or "tomes are soon out of print and sepulchered in the dust of libraries

suppliant (noun [sometimes adjective])

noun: someone who makes a humble request for something from someone in power

adjective: expressing a plea to someone in power

example: “The suppliant knelt before the king, asking for mercy.” or "their faces were suppliant”

tumult (noun)

definition 1: a loud confused noise caused by a large group of people

definition 2: a state of confusion

example: “The speech was drowned out by the tumult of the protesters.” or "the whole neighborhood was in a state of fear and tumult"

marauding (adjective)

roaming around in search of things to steal or people to attack (especially in a group)

example: “The villagers hid their food from marauding soldiers.”