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Honors English II
Lesson 7&8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cynical | skeptical |
| ambivalent | uncertain, wavering |
| demagogue | rabble-rouser |
| demure | prim |
| intrepid | bold; fearless |
| destitute | impoverished; penniless |
| erudite | educated |
| dilemma | a choice between two unpleasant or difficult options |
| culmination | apex |
| concur | support; agree |
| abate | subside; decrease |
| decorum | propriety |
| abhor | despise; loathe |
| dole | to distribute; to give out sparingly |
| gamut | the whole range or extent |
| extrovert | one who is outgoing; one who is energized |
| droll | quaint |
| duplicity | deception |
| effigy | a crude dummy or image representing a hated person or group |
| austere | strict |