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AVID Week 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Effigy | a crude representation of someone disliked, used for purposes of ridicule |
| Stymie | a situation or problem presenting such difficulties as to discourage or defeat any attempt to deal with or resolve it. |
| Flout | to show disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff, mock, or gibe |
| Cognizance | awareness, realization, or knowledge; notice; perception |
| Cognitive | of or pertaining to the mental processes of perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning, as contrasted with emotional and volitional processes |
| turbulent | characterized by, or showing disturbance, disorder, etc |
| Voracious | craving or consuming large quantities of food: a voracious appetite. or exceedingly eager or avid: voracious readers; a voracious collector. |
| Entrance Exam | An exam given when entering college to properly place students in appropriate classes. |
| University | an institution of learning of the highest level, having a college of liberal arts and a program of graduate studies together with several professional schools, & authorized to confer both undergraduate & graduate degrees |
| ACT | abbreviation of American College Testing is a standardized test for high school achievement and college admissions in the United States |