Shattering Glass Vocab

Question 1

Recalcitrant (adjective)

Answer 1

Stubbornly refusing to obey, rule or orders.

Ex: in management of recalcitrant tribesmen, brutality has not gone out of fashion.

Question 2

Supposition (noun)

Answer 2

An idea or theory that one beliefs to be true; and not true.

Ex: The second supposition is that all things can compute.

Question 3

Clamorous (adjective)

Answer 3

Loud.

Ex: The narrow streets are clamorous, dusty, and claustrophobic.

Question 4

Abashed (adjective)

Answer 4

Embarrassed.

Ex: Even the police seem a bit abashed by the whole thing.

Question 5

Despondent (adjective)

Answer 5

Very sad and without hope.

Ex: I’ve finally moved from despondent to hopeful.

Question 6

Concur (verb)

Answer 6

Agree with someone or something.

Ex: Many parents expect their children to marry within their caste, and many children concur.

Question 7

Barrage (noun)

Answer 7

Is a great amount of something that comes quickly and continuously.

Ex: The game the previous night began in a barrage of noise.

Question 8

Ingrained (adjective/verb)

Answer 8

Being part of the inner most nature.

Ex: Hopefully that will get ingrained into the minds of dog owners.

Question 9

Plod (verb)

Answer 9

To walk slow with heavy steps.

Ex: Snakes slither, mice scuttle, and turtles plod.
along in the herb layer.

Question 10

Ostentatious (adjective)

Answer 10

Excessively showy displaying wealth knowledge (etc.). In a way that is meant to attract attention or jealousy.

Ex: The city lacks ostentatious palaces, temples, or monuments.