Red Badge Of Courage Round 3 Flashcards
(21 cards)
Remonstrance
Protest
The angry mob remonstrated in front of the corrupt company building.
Audacious
Bold
The weak man audaciously challenged the powerful king.
Debauch
Corrupt
The horrors of war debauched the young soldiers of their innocence.
Petulant
Childishly sulky
The sore loser was acting petulant after the game.
Lugubrious
Mournful, sad
People at a funeral are lugubrious and somber.
Retribution
Vengeance
The employees asked not to be named, for they feared retribution.
Interposition
Interruption, interference
A constant interposition of the smith’s work was the requests for assistance from his apprentice.
Temerity
Excessive confidence or boldness
The squire was full of temerity and got in over his head often.
Accoutrements
Extra stuff
The traveler had collected various accoutrements along his journey from stores.
Stoic
No emotion
No one could tell how the stoic man felt about the emotional moment.
Dilapidated
Broken down, decayed
The old barn was quite dilapidated due to years of neglect.
Imperious
Over bearing, arrogant, assuming power with out authority
The dictator was imperious and claimed to be all powerful.
Melee
Disorganized battle
The bar quickly broke into a melee when one drunk punched another.
Prodigious
Impressive, huge, big, dangerous
The inefficient stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel.
Portentous
Ominous, threatening
The evil man spoke portentously about his intentions.
Celerity
Speed
The quick cheetah moved with great celerity.
Poignant
Sharp, sad and painful
The acrid smell was quite poignant and assaulted our noses.
Succor
Help, aid
The faltering regiment was succored when support troops arrived.
Vehement
Passionate, strong feeling
He gave a vehement speech about his life’s work.
Paroxysm
Sudden outburst or attack
A paroxysm of sobbing over came the adolescent.
Obdurate
Stubborn, unwilling to change opinion
The bigot was being rather obdurate and refused to accept the new social standard.
