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English II Week One
Week One Vocabulary for English II Honors
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Accolade | Tribute; praise |
| Acquiesce | To agree or give in to |
| Blithe | Free-spirited; carefree |
| Bolster | To support or prop up |
| Bombast | Arrogant language |
| Curtail | To cut short |
| Cryptic | Puzzling |
| Enunciation | Clear pronunciation |
| Ephemeral | Short-lived |
| Hedonist | A seeker of pleasure |
| Heed | To listen to |
| Lampoon | A spoof or ridicule |
| Obliterate | To demolish or or destroy |
| Plummet | To fall suddenly and deeply |
| Plumage | Feathers of a bird |
| Rescind | To retract |
| Tenacious | Holding firm to a purpose |
| Objective | Unbiased |
| Lackluster | Dull |
| Abstruse | Difficult to understand |
| Envenom | To cause bitterness or bad feeling |
| Cringe | To shy away |
| Oblique | Indirect |
| Abstemious | Self-denying; self-depriving |
| Headstrong | stubborn |