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Stack #30182
list 11 for Ms. Ferguson's honors
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| altercation | a quarrel |
| bellicose | warlike; of a quarrelsome nature |
| buttress | to support; reinforce; prop up |
| cataclysm | upheaval, either geological or political |
| chafe | to rub so as to have the effect or irritation or making sore |
| craven | cowardly |
| debacle | an overthrow; a rout |
| diffident | shy |
| dilemma | a situation necessitating a choice between equally unpleasant alternatives |
| discord | lack of harmony; disagreement |
| dynamic | energetic; forceful |
| exigency | pressing needs; demands |
| extirpate | to pull out by the roots; to destroy completely |
| factious | given to causing dissension |
| feckless | cowardly/ ineffective/careless |
| fiasco | a complete (esp. ridiculous) failure |
| formidable | causing dread or awe |
| founder | to go lame/ to sink |
| fracas | a noisy dispute; a brawl |
| gird | to encircle; to fasten with a belt or band; to clothe (esp. to prepare oneslef for action) |
| halcyon | tranquil; happy |
| holocaust | a great or widespread destruction, esp. by fire |
| indomitable | unconquerable |
| intrepid | fearless; very brave |
| jostle | to bump or push, as in a crowd |
| mettle | quality of character or spirit; courage |
| missile | an object to be thrown or shot; a projectile |
| obliterate | to destroy leaving no trace |
| potent | powerful; effective |
| prowess | outstanding bravery or ablility |
| pusillanimous | cowardly |
| quandary | a state of preplexty; dilemma |
| rankle | to fester; to cause continual resentment |
| raze | to tear down or destroy completely |
| recreant | cowardly or traitorous |
| redoubltable | arousing fear; formidable; deserving of respect |
| reprisal | miliatry retaliation |
| requite | to repay or make return for; to avenge |
| retribution | deserved punishment |
| stalwart | strong and resolute |
| temerarious | rash recklessly daring |
| temerity | foolish boldness; rashness |
| timorous | fearful; shy |
| trepidation | agitaion from fear or dread |
| vindictive | vengeful |
| virile | manly; characterized by energy and drive |
| waylay | to amush |
| wrangle | to quarrel or dispute a quarrel or dispute |