BY WILLIAM W. JACOBS COMPENSATION (N) SOMETHING SUCH AS MONEY, RECEIVED AS PAYMENT. MY NEIGHBOR WANTS COMPENSATION FOR HIS BROKEN WINDOW. Credulity rapidly (n) a disposition to believe too WILLINGNESS TO BELIEVE THAT SOMETHING IS REAL OR TRUE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THIS IS UNLIKELY. - THE YOUNG MAN SMILED AT HER CREDULITY AND ENTHUSIASM. - HIS CREDULITY PUT HIM IN LOTS OF TROUBLES. grimace disgust He (n) a facial expression of pain or showed a grimace of pain as the surgeon removed his bandages. Peril I (n) great danger never felt that my life was in peril. The president said that we are entering a time of great peril. Resignation (n) acceptance of something that is inescapable the attitude of accepting something unpleasant because you cannot change it: She received the disappointing news with resignation. An experienced investor would accept these minor mistakes with resignation. Q.G We learned what Herbert saw in the fire and that he wanted to throw water on the blaze to blot out the image. This type of information could only come from a subjective narrator because an objective narrator does not reveal a character’s hidden experiences, thoughts or motives. An objective narrator only notes what he or she can observe from outside the characters.