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Honors 12 - List 15
Term | Definition |
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accolade | award; honor; strong praise or approval; acclaim |
certitude | freedom from doubt; confidence; certainty |
necropolis | a historic or prehistoric burial ground; cemetery in an ancient city |
revelation | disclosure; a fact disclosed or revealed, especially in a dramatic or surprising way |
torrent | a stream of water flowing with great rapidity and violence |
diaphanous | very sheer and light; almost completely transparent or translucent. |
inconceivable | unimaginable; unthinkable; unbelievable; incredible |
pristine | having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied; untouched |
symmetrical | balanced; equal |
tremulous | quavering; frightened; afraid |
zealous | devoted; enthusiastic, eager, intense, passionate |