Red Badge Of Courage Round 3 Flashcards

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Remonstrance

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Protest

The angry mob remonstrated in front of the corrupt company building.

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Audacious

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Bold

The weak man audaciously challenged the powerful king.

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Debauch

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Corrupt

The horrors of war debauched the young soldiers of their innocence.

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Petulant

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Childishly sulky

The sore loser was acting petulant after the game.

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Lugubrious

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Mournful, sad

People at a funeral are lugubrious and somber.

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Retribution

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Vengeance

The employees asked not to be named, for they feared retribution.

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Interposition

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Interruption, interference

A constant interposition of the smith’s work was the requests for assistance from his apprentice.

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Temerity

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Excessive confidence or boldness

The squire was full of temerity and got in over his head often.

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Accoutrements

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Extra stuff

The traveler had collected various accoutrements along his journey from stores.

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Stoic

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No emotion

No one could tell how the stoic man felt about the emotional moment.

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Dilapidated

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Broken down, decayed

The old barn was quite dilapidated due to years of neglect.

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Imperious

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Over bearing, arrogant, assuming power with out authority

The dictator was imperious and claimed to be all powerful.

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Melee

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Disorganized battle

The bar quickly broke into a melee when one drunk punched another.

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Prodigious

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Impressive, huge, big, dangerous

The inefficient stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel.

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Portentous

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Ominous, threatening

The evil man spoke portentously about his intentions.

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Celerity

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Speed

The quick cheetah moved with great celerity.

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Poignant

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Sharp, sad and painful

The acrid smell was quite poignant and assaulted our noses.

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Succor

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Help, aid

The faltering regiment was succored when support troops arrived.

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Vehement

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Passionate, strong feeling

He gave a vehement speech about his life’s work.

20
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Paroxysm

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Sudden outburst or attack

A paroxysm of sobbing over came the adolescent.

21
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Obdurate

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Stubborn, unwilling to change opinion

The bigot was being rather obdurate and refused to accept the new social standard.