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Honors Vocab List 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Dict | Say |
| Cred | Believe |
| Cent | One Hundred |
| Neo | New |
| Ad | To |
| Cede | Go |
| Miss | Send |
| Centri | Center |
| Biblio | Book |
| Anthropo | Man |
| Diction | The choice, enunciation, and use of words/phrases in speech or writing |
| Credo | A statement of beliefs or aims that guides someone's action |
| Centurion | A Roman officer in command of a group of 100 soldiers |
| Neophyte | A person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief |
| Adherent | Someone who supports a particular party, person, or set of ideas |
| Concede | To admit that something is true or valid after first denying it |
| Remiss | Lacking care or attention to duty; negligent |
| Eccentric | Unconventional and slightly strange behavior in a human/animal |
| Bibliophile | A person who collects or has a great love of books |
| Misanthrope | A person who dislikes mankind and avoids human society |
| Memoir | A historical account or biography, usually of only a protion of a life |
| Rosary | A series of prayers repeated by Roman Catholics, usually counted off on a string of beads as they are said |
| Relapse | A worsening or an illness after a partial recovery |
| Inducement | A thing that persuades or influences someone to do something |
| Potent | Having great power, influence, or effect |
| Torrent | A rushing stream or a sudden, powerful, overcoming force |
| Pagan | A person whose religious beliefs differ from the main world religions |
| Perfidy | Dishonesty; treachery |
| Clamor | A loud and confused noise, esp. that of people shouting vehemently |
| Fortnight | Two weeks; abbreviation of "fourteen nights" |