vocab quiz #1
BRAZEN (adj): bold and without shame
COMPUNCTION (n): a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows the doing of something bad.
DIN (n): a loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise
EDICT (n): an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority
INDISCRETION (n): behavior or speech that is indiscreet or displays a lack of good judgment
PERQUISITES (n): another term for perk; a thing regarded as a special right or privilege enjoyed as a result of one's position
SEPULCHER (n): a small room or monument, cut in rock or built of stone, in which a dead person is laid or buried
SUPPLIANT (adj): making or expressing a plea, especially to someone in power or authority
TUMULT (n): confusion or disorder
MARAUDING (adj): going about to look for things to steal or people to attack
ADMONISH (v): reprimand
AKIMBO (adv): hands on hips with elbows turned out
LASSITUDE (n): state of physical or mental weariness
LICENTIOUS (adj): promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters
PECUNIARY (adj): being of or related to money
EPISTLE (n): a letter
VACILLATE (v): alternate between multiple opinions or actions
LUGUBRIOUS (adj): appearing or sounding sad or glum
ADULATION (n): excessive praise or admiration
DIDACTIC (adj): of an instructive or educational quality
ALACRITY (n): speedy or enthusiastic preparedness
PERSPICUITY (n): the criteria of clarity
SCINTILLATE (v): emit flashing light; sparkle
INSIPID (adj): lacking flavor; lacking vigor or interest
PLIGHT (n): a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation
PRESUMPTUOUS (adj): failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate
SUBVERSIVE (adj): seeking or intended to undermine an established system or institution
VACUOUS (adj): having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless
AVOCATION (n): a hobby or minor occupation
CALLOUS (adj): showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others
CAPRICIOUS (adj): given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior
DISPARITY (n): a difference in level or treatment, especially one that is seen as unfair
EFFICACY (n): the ability to produce a desired or intended result
HOSPICE (n): a lodging, especially when maintained by a religious order
IMPETUS (n): force that makes something happen or happen more quickly
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BRAZEN (adj): bold and without shame
COMPUNCTION (n): a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows the doing of something bad.
DIN (n): a loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise
EDICT (n): an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority
INDISCRETION (n): behavior or speech that is indiscreet or displays a lack of good judgment
PERQUISITES (n): another term for perk; a thing regarded as a special right or privilege enjoyed as a result of one's position
SEPULCHER (n): a small room or monument, cut in rock or built of stone, in which a dead person is laid or buried
SUPPLIANT (adj): making or expressing a plea, especially to someone in power or authority
TUMULT (n): confusion or disorder
MARAUDING (adj): going about to look for things to steal or people to attack
ADMONISH (v): reprimand
AKIMBO (adv): hands on hips with elbows turned out
LASSITUDE (n): state of physical or mental weariness
LICENTIOUS (adj): promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters
PECUNIARY (adj): being of or related to money
EPISTLE (n): a letter
VACILLATE (v): alternate between multiple opinions or actions
LUGUBRIOUS (adj): appearing or sounding sad or glum
ADULATION (n): excessive praise or admiration
DIDACTIC (adj): of an instructive or educational quality
ALACRITY (n): speedy or enthusiastic preparedness
PERSPICUITY (n): the criteria of clarity
SCINTILLATE (v): emit flashing light; sparkle
INSIPID (adj): lacking flavor; lacking vigor or interest
PLIGHT (n): a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation
PRESUMPTUOUS (adj): failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate
SUBVERSIVE (adj): seeking or intended to undermine an established system or institution
VACUOUS (adj): having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless
AVOCATION (n): a hobby or minor occupation
CALLOUS (adj): showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others
CAPRICIOUS (adj): given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior
DISPARITY (n): a difference in level or treatment, especially one that is seen as unfair
EFFICACY (n): the ability to produce a desired or intended result
HOSPICE (n): a lodging, especially when maintained by a religious order
IMPETUS (n): force that makes something happen or happen more quickly
The note topic is unspecified. Please provide a specific topic for note creation.