Week 1 Flashcards

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Brazen

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Adjective: bold and without shame
Verb: to suffer an embarrassing or difficult situation by behaving with confidence and lack of shame

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Compunction

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Noun: a feeling of guilt that follows the doing of something bad

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Din

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Noun: loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise
Verb: learn or remember something by constant repetition

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Edict

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Noun: an order or proclamation issued by a person in authority

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Indiscretion

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Noun: behavior or speech that displays lack of good judgement

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Perquisites

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

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Sepulcher

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Noun: a small room or monument, cut in rock or stone, in which a dead person is laid or burried

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Suppliant

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Adjective: making or expression of a plea, especially to someone in power or authority

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Tumult

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Noun: confusion or disorder

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Marauding

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Adjective: going about in search of things to steal or people to attack

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Complex Sentence (Example, too!)

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Contains an independent clause and one or more subordinate clause. (Example: Since the AP students were prepared, they did very well on their exams)

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