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List 11
List 11 for Ms. Ferguson's Honors English
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Altercation | a quarrel |
| Bellicose | warlike, of a quarrelsome nature |
| Buttress | to support, reinforce, prop up |
| Cataclysm | upheaval, either geological or political |
| Chafe | rub so as to have the effect of irritation or making sore |
| Craven | cowardly |
| Debacle | an overthrow, a rout |
| Diffident | shy |
| Dilemma | a situation necessitating a choice between equally unpleasent alternatives |
| Discord | lack of harmony, disagreement |
| Dynamic | energetic, forceful |
| Exigency | pressing needs, demands |
| Extirpate | pull out by the roots, to destroy completely |
| Feckless | cowardly; ineffective; careless |
| Factious | given to causing dissension |
| Fiasco | a complete especially a 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 especially to prepar oneself for action |
| Halcyon | tranquil, happy |
| Holocaust | a great or widespread destruction especially by fire |
| Indomitable | unconquerable |
| Intrepid | fearless, very brave |
| Jostle | to bump or push as in a crowd |
| Mettle | quality or character or spiritl courage |
| Missile | an object to be thrown or shot; a projectile |
| Obliterate | to destroy, leaving no trace |
| Potent | powerful, effective |
| Prowess | outstanding bravery or ability |
| Pusillanimous | cowardly |
| Quandary | a state of perplexity; dillema |
| Rankle | to fester, to cause continual resentment |
| Raze | to tear down or destroy completely |
| Recreant | cowardly or traitorous |
| Redoubtable | arousing fear, formidable, deserving of respect |
| Reprisal | military retaliatation |
| 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 | agitation from fear or dread |
| Vindictive | vengeful |
| Virile | manly, characterized by energy and drive |
| Waylay | to ambush |
| Wrangle | to quarrel or dispute |