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2nd Semester

Freshman English

QuestionAnswer
onerous a lot of trouble; difficult
heirloom a valued possession passed down from generation to generation
circumvent to go around or by pass something
altruism unselfish concern for the welfare of others
illicit illegal
imperative necessary
accolade high praise, awards and honors
heyday the period of highest achievement of ability
hoax a trick
insidious harmful in a sneaky manner
mendacious false and untruthful
gloaming twilight
tangible capable of being touched
zealous filled with intense enthusiasm
impromptu something done with little or no preparation
interrogate to formally question someone
pugnacious combative and liking to fight
exquisite flawless and especially beautiful
slander verbal comments that harm a person's reputation
libel written comments that harm a person's reputation
proposition your claim regarding the debate topic
affirm to insist that something is true
compassion awareness of another's suffering and wanting to help
genteel polite, respectful, and elegant
utopia an ideally perfect place
dystopia a place where life is horrid
truculent aggressive; liking to fight
enigma a person or thing that is mysterious
furtive quietly sneaky
ardent passionate; having intense feelings
coerce to force someone to do something through threats and intimidation
cunning clever
epitome a perfect example of a type of person or thing
impartial not in favor of one side or the other; unbiased
opulent exhibiting great wealth
gratuitous unnecessary
obstinate stubborn
benevolent good and kind
malevolent evil and mean
integrity trustworthiness and honesty
Created by: mrsdavedog
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