Vocab Lesson 1

(v.) warn or reprimand someone firmly

(adv.) with hands on the hips and elbows turned outward

(adj.) bold and without shame

(n.) a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows the doing of something bad

(n.) a loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise

(n.) an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority

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

(n.) a state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy

(adj.) promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters

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

(n.) a person or personified force who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist

(adj.) relating to or consisting of money

(n.) another term for perk

(n.) a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation

(adj.) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate

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

(adj.) seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution

(adj.) asking humbly and earnestly; (n.) one who makes a request humbly and earnestly

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

(adj.) having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless

Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid

the perspective from which a story is told

(v.) prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding

a very typical example of a certain person or thing

(n.) a decorative design or pattern; a distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition