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Honors LA Vocabulary

10.16.12 For test

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Adversary a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe.
Boisterous rough and noisy; noisily jolly or rowdy; clamorous; unrestrained: the sound of boisterous laughter.
Cunning skill employed in a shrewd or sly manner, as in deceiving; craftiness; guile. Also dexterity
Vile wretchedly bad: a vile humor.
Predominant having ascendancy, power, authority, or influence over others; preeminent.
Unwieldly not wieldy; wielded with difficulty; not readily handled or managed in use or action, as from size, shape, or weight; awkward; ungainly.
Banishment to expel from or relegate to a country or place by authoritative decree; condemn to exile: He was banished to Devil's Island.
Idolatry the religious worship of idols.
Reconcile to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired: He was reconciled to his fate; to compose or settle (a quarrel, dispute, etc.).
Exile expulsion from one's native land by authoritative decree.
Fickle not constant or loyal in affections: a fickle lover; likely to change, especially due to caprice, irresolution, or instability; casually changeable: fickle weather.
Gallant brave, spirited, noble-minded, or chivalrous: a gallant knight; a gallant rescue attempt. exceptionally polite and attentive to women; courtly. stately; grand: a gallant pageant. showy, colorful, or stylish, as in dress; magnificent.
Allusion a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication: an allusion to Shakespeare.
Analogy a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based: the analogy between the heart and a pump. similarity or comparability: I see no analogy between your problem and mine.
Monologue a form of dramatic entertainment, comedic solo, or the like by a single speaker: a comedian's monologue. a part of a drama in which a single actor speaks alone; soliloquy.
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