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Eng. 2 Hon. List 4
English 2 Honors List 4
Question | Answer |
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tangible | having actual form |
solace | easing for grief |
laceration | jagged wound |
aspirant | candidate for high position |
castigate | to correct by punishing |
dregs | most worthless part |
sordid | dirty, unethical or dishonest, foul language |
frenzy | wild fit |
octogenarian | person in his or her eighties |
scurrilous | given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed; coarse, vulgar, abusive, or slanderous |
alacrity | briskness, lively action |
pugnacious | Eager or quick to argue or fight. |
disdain(n) | contempt or hatred |
promulgate | to make known officially |
belligerent | warlike |
brash | offensively bold or impudent |
intimidate | to overawe or make fearful |
scoff | to sneer at |
feint | a false attack |
belittle | to make seem less important |