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Hon Eng list 9-12
Honors English List 9-12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bigot | a narrow-minded, prejudiced person |
| adverse | unfavorable, harmful |
| asset | valuable thing to have |
| extortion | getting money by threats |
| impresario | one who presents cultural series, organizer |
| entourage | group of attendants |
| blatant | disagreeably loud, very showy |
| venom | poison, spite, malice |
| spew | throw up, vomit, eject |
| virulent | full of hate, harmful |
| astute | keen, shrewd |
| advocate | to be in favor of, to support |
| ineffectual | not effective |
| loath | unwilling, reluctant |
| solicit | to beg, seek earnestly |
| vexations | annoying |
| nefarious | villainous, vicious |
| scrutinize | examine closely |
| malady | disease |
| amicable | friendly, peaceful |
| inclement | unfavorable, stormy |
| peruse | to read carefully |
| desist | to cease |
| premonition | forewarning |
| recoil | draw back |
| doleful | sad, melancholy |
| pertinent | to the point |
| wan | sickly pale |
| obsess | to haunt, preoccupy |
| mastiff | large dog |
| symptomatic | having to do with signs or symptoms, indicative |
| elusive | hard to grasp |
| interject | insert, interrupt |
| histrionics | display of emotions |
| frustrate | counteract, foil, thwart |
| salient | outstanding, prominent |
| inert | without power to move |
| imminent | likely to happen, threatening |
| engrossed | absorbed |
| squeamish | easily shocked, over sensitive |
| fruitless | useless |
| garbled | confused, mixed-up |
| sanguine | optimistic |
| inundate | to flood |
| poignant | moving, painful to the feelings |
| zealous | enthusiastic |
| phlegmatic | calm, hard to rouse to action |
| corroborate | confirm, support |
| comprehensive | thorough |
| coerce | to force |
| lax | careless, negligent |
| elapse | to slip by |
| sporadic | occasional |
| domicile | home |
| meticulous | careful |
| obviate | do away with, eliminate |
| quip | joke |
| conjecture | guess |
| lurid | sensational |
| rash | too hasty, reckless |
| ilk | kind, sort |
| incoherent | disjointed |
| fortuitous | accidental |
| diatribe | bitter criticism |
| inhibition | restraint |
| integral | essential |
| placard | poster |
| nominal | slight |
| renumeration | reward, pay |
| prestegious | illustrious |
| schism | split |
| anathema | something greatly detested |
| utopia | place of perfection |
| expunge | erase |
| flamboyant | showy, colorful |
| timorous | fearful |
| truncated | cut short |
| jaunty | sprightly, joyful |
| fractious | quarrelsome, pugnacious |
| ostentatious | showy |
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