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28 Sep 2021

Vocabulary

transgress v. to violate a law or command

E.g.: Unjust laws exist. Shall we be content to obey them, or shall we endeavor to amend them and obey them until we have succeeded, or shall we transgress them at once?

 

impetuous - adj. acting with sudden or rash behavior; hasty

E.g.: The officer of the government must consider whether he shall treat me... without a ruder and. more impetuous thought or speech.

 

expedient - n. a means to an end; resource

E.g.: Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments are sometimes, inexpedient.

 

blunder n. a gross, stupid, or careless mistake

E.g.: In every threat and in every compliment, there was a blunder.

 

conscience n. The inner sense of what is right or wrong in one's conduct or motives

E.g.: It is truly enough said, that a corporation has no conscience: but a corporation of conscientious men is a corporation with a conscience.

 

Which word form correctly completes this sentence?

He often ____ the school code of conduct and was frequently in detention.

A. transgress

B. transgresses

C. transgressed

D. transgressing