More Sentences from Red Badge of Courage

Proverbial- adj.- Widely referred to, as if the subject of a proverb; famous.
The man was proverbial for his worldwide cheesecake.
Impudent- adj.- Characterized by offensive boldness; insolent or impertinent.
Being the impudent woman she was, Sue fled from the grocery store without paying.
Abashed- v.- To make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert.
The judge made the abashed killer pay the price for his actions.
Philippic- n.- A verbal denunciation characterized by harsh, often insulting language; a tirade. The philippic words from the soldier caused the platoon to be excited.
Musing- v.- To be absorbed in one's thoughts; engage in meditation.
The man was musing at the thought of going into battle.
Docile- adj.- Ready and willing to be taught; teachable.
Being docile made it extremely easy for the instructor to teach the student.
Sublime- adj.- Characterized by nobility; majestic.
Being sublime made it easy for the man’s name to be spread around.
Craven- adj.- Characterized by abject fear; cowardly.
The craven Henry ran from the battle because he feared for his life.
Compunction- n.- A strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt.
The compunction within the man grew, for he had left the elder stranded earlier.
Railing- v.- Expressing reproach; insulting.
The railing woman was infuriated by the judge’s sentence.
Petulantly- adv.- Unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered; peevish.
Petulantly annoyed, he said “Go Away!”
Lugubrious- adj.- Mournful, dismal, or gloomy.
The lugubrious man committed suicide because he couldn’t stand the depression any longer.
Temerity- n.- Foolhardy disregard of danger; recklessness.
The temerity of the man led to a pileup of 15 cars on the highway.
Respite- n.- A usually short interval of rest or relief; a pause.
The quick respite between workouts was badly needed.
Harangued- n.- A long pompous speech, especially one delivered before a gathering.
The harangue before the track meet gave everyone the will power to compete aggressively.
Perturbation- n.- an unhappy and worried mental state.
The soldier was in a perturbation before the battle, in fear that he might die.
Emaciate- v.- To make or become extremely thin, especially as a result of starvation.
In order to emaciate herself, the woman had to starve herself for weeks.
Wane- v.- To continue for a long time.
The night waned with no sign of ever ending.
Stentorian- adj.- Extremely loud.The stentorian man wouldn’t shut his mouth after being tortured to near death.