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Hon Eng list 9-12
Honors English List 9-12
Question | Answer |
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bigot | a narrow-minded, prejudiced person |
adverse | unfavorable, harmful |
asset | valuable thing to have |
extortion | getting money by threats |
impresario | one who presents cultural series, organizer |
entourage | group of attendants |
blatant | disagreeably loud, very showy |
venom | poison, spite, malice |
spew | throw up, vomit, eject |
virulent | full of hate, harmful |
astute | keen, shrewd |
advocate | to be in favor of, to support |
ineffectual | not effective |
loath | unwilling, reluctant |
solicit | to beg, seek earnestly |
vexations | annoying |
nefarious | villainous, vicious |
scrutinize | examine closely |
malady | disease |
amicable | friendly, peaceful |
inclement | unfavorable, stormy |
peruse | to read carefully |
desist | to cease |
premonition | forewarning |
recoil | draw back |
doleful | sad, melancholy |
pertinent | to the point |
wan | sickly pale |
obsess | to haunt, preoccupy |
mastiff | large dog |
symptomatic | having to do with signs or symptoms, indicative |
elusive | hard to grasp |
interject | insert, interrupt |
histrionics | display of emotions |
frustrate | counteract, foil, thwart |
salient | outstanding, prominent |
inert | without power to move |
imminent | likely to happen, threatening |
engrossed | absorbed |
squeamish | easily shocked, over sensitive |
fruitless | useless |
garbled | confused, mixed-up |
sanguine | optimistic |
inundate | to flood |
poignant | moving, painful to the feelings |
zealous | enthusiastic |
phlegmatic | calm, hard to rouse to action |
corroborate | confirm, support |
comprehensive | thorough |
coerce | to force |
lax | careless, negligent |
elapse | to slip by |
sporadic | occasional |
domicile | home |
meticulous | careful |
obviate | do away with, eliminate |
quip | joke |
conjecture | guess |
lurid | sensational |
rash | too hasty, reckless |
ilk | kind, sort |
incoherent | disjointed |
fortuitous | accidental |
diatribe | bitter criticism |
inhibition | restraint |
integral | essential |
placard | poster |
nominal | slight |
renumeration | reward, pay |
prestegious | illustrious |
schism | split |
anathema | something greatly detested |
utopia | place of perfection |
expunge | erase |
flamboyant | showy, colorful |
timorous | fearful |
truncated | cut short |
jaunty | sprightly, joyful |
fractious | quarrelsome, pugnacious |
ostentatious | showy |