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REAL HONORS9 ENGLISH

TermDefinition
Labyrinth an intricate network of pathways or passageways intended to confuse the person or animal that navigates it; maze.
Legitimate allowed by the law or by rules; legal.
Literate able to read and write.
Macadam a surface, such as a road, paved with layers of compressed, broken stone, usu. mixed with tar or asphalt. (the material used for such paving.)
Malady an illness of the body or mind.
Mar injury that spoils perfection (as of a surface) or causes disfigurement
Masquerade a false show or pretense.
Maverick a person who thinks and behaves independently
Mediocre of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance
Megalopolis a very large, heavily populated city or urban complex.
Mentor an experienced and trusted adviser.
Meritorious deserving praise, reward, esteem, etc.; praiseworthy
Metropolitan belonging to or typical of a large, busy city.
Modest unassuming or moderate in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements.
Morsel a small piece or amount.
Myopia lack of imagination, foresight, or intellectual insight.
Negligible so small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant.
Nemesis a long-standing rival; an archenemy.
Nondescript lacking distinctive or interesting features or characteristics.
Novice a person new to or inexperienced in a field or situation.
Nutrient a substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life.
Obliterate destroy utterly; wipe out.
Obstruction the action of obstructing or the state of being obstructed.
Odyssey a long and eventful or adventurous journey or experience.
Opposition resistance or dissent, expressed in action or argument
Orthodox conforming to what is generally or traditionally accepted as right or true; established and approved.
Overt done or shown openly; plainly or readily apparent, not secret or hidden.
Overture an orchestral piece at the beginning of an opera, suite, play, oratorio, or other extended composition.
Pallor an unhealthy pale appearance.
Paltry inferior, trashy
Paucity smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness
Peccadillo a small, relatively unimportant offense or sin.
Peon a person held in compulsory servitude to a master for the working out of an indebtedness.
Perceptive having or showing sensitive insight.
Perspicacity the quality of having a ready insight into things; shrewdness.
Pittance a small portion, amount, or allowance;
Plethora a large or excessive amount of (something).
Policy a course or principle of action adopted or proposed by a government, party, business, or individual.
Politico a politician or person with strong political views.
Pompous having or exhibiting self-importance
Prattle talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way.
Precedent an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances.
Preclude to prevent something or make it impossible, or prevent someone from doing something
Precocious (of a child) having developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual.
Prescribe (of a medical practitioner) advise and authorize the use of (a medicine or treatment) for someone, especially in writing.recommend (a substance or action) as something beneficial.
Prevalent widespread in a particular area or at a particular time.
Procrastinate to put off intentionally the doing of something that should be done.
Prodigy a person, especially a young one, endowed (Provide with a quality, ability, or asset) with exceptional qualities or abilities.
Proliferate increase rapidly in numbers; multiply.
Proposition a statement or assertion that expresses a judgment or opinion.
Propound put forward (an idea, theory, or point of view) for consideration by others.
Prosaic having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty.
Proscribe forbid, especially by law.
Pulverize reduce to fine particles.
Pungent having a sharply strong taste or smell.
Quaff drink (something, especially an alcoholic drink) heartily.
Quaint unusual or different in quality or appearance.
Quandary a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation.
Quixotic exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.
Raconteur a person who tells anecdotes (stories about nonfiction) in a skillful and amusing way.
Rarity the state or quality of being rare.
Ravenous excessive hunger
Reiterate say something again or a number of times, typically for emphasis or clarity.
Renegade a person who deserts and betrays an organization, country, or set of principles.
Replenish fill (something) up again.
Repository a place, building, or receptacle where things are or may be stored.
Reputable having a good reputation
Resourceful having the ability to find quick and clever ways to overcome difficulties.
Scant barely or scarcely enough
Scripture a passage from the Bible
Scuttle a metal container with a sloping hinged lid and a handle, used to fetch and store coal for a domestic fire.
Semantics the study of meaning in language
Singular (of a word or form) denoting or referring to just one person or thing.
Slang a type of language that consists of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal, are more common in speech than writing, and are typically restricted to a particular context or group of people.
Soluble (of a substance) able to be dissolved, especially in water.
Stagant (of a body of water or the atmosphere of a confined space) having no current or flow and often having an unpleasant smell as a consequence.
Standard a level of quality or attainment (the action or fact of achieving a goal toward which one has worked.).
Subscribe arrange to receive something regularly, typically a publication, by paying in advance.
Subscript a distinguishing symbol (as a letter or number) immediately below or below and to the right or left of another written character.
Subside to become quiet, less active, or less violent; abate
Subtle (especially of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe.
Suburban an outlying part of a city or town
Supposition something that is supposed (the fact of believing something is true without any proof or something that you believe to be true without any proof)
Survey (of a person or their eyes) look carefully and thoroughly at (someone or something), especially so as to appraise them.
Susceptible likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing.
Swagger walk or behave in a very confident and typically arrogant or aggressive way.
Tacit understood or implied without being stated.
Tantalize torment or tease (someone) with the sight or promise of something that is unobtainable.
Thwart prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
Transcribe put (thoughts, speech, or data) into written or printed form.
Truism a statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting.
Urban belonging to, or relating to, a city or town.
Utterance a spoken word, statement, or vocal sound.
Validate check or prove the validity or accuracy of (something).
Vaunt boast about or praise (something), especially excessively.
Veracity conformity to facts; accuracy.
Verbose using or expressed in more words than are needed.
Vernacular the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region.
Virtuoso person who excels in the performance of an art
Virulent (of a disease or poison) extremely severe or harmful in its effects.
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