Vocab 5

Question 1

din

Answer 1

a loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise.

Question 2

edict

Answer 2

a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority

Question 3

indiscretion

Answer 3

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

Question 4

perquisites

Answer 4

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

Question 5

sepulcher

Answer 5

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

Question 6

suppliant

Answer 6

a person making a humble plea to someone in power or authority.

Question 7

tumult

Answer 7

a loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people.

Question 8

marauding

Answer 8

going about in search of things to steal or people to attack.

Question 9

admonish

Answer 9

warn or reprimand someone firmly.

Question 10

akimbo

Answer 10

with hands on the hips and elbows turned outward.

Question 11

lassitude

Answer 11

a state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy.

Question 12

licentious

Answer 12

promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters.

Question 13

muse

Answer 13

a woman, or a force personified as a woman, who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist.

Question 14

pecuniary

Answer 14

of, relating to, or consisting of money.

Question 15

plight

Answer 15

a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation.