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Eng II HON list 7
English II HON list 7 2013
Question | Answer |
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adroit | (adj) clever or skillful in difficulty |
crusade | (n) a long struggle for a just cause OR (v) to struggle for a just cause |
erudite | (adj) having extensive knowledge |
militant | (adj) ready to fight for one's beliefs |
protégé | (n) person whose career is helped by another |
tacit | (adj) understood without being directly stated |
affront | (v) to insult deliberately OR (n) an insult |
definitive | (adj) having a clear answer |
induct | (v) to formally place into office or admit membership |
pariah | (n) a social outcast |
raucous | (adj) rough, loud, disorderly |
avocation | (n) a hobby or activity done for pleasure (NOT vocation which means a job) |
demeanor | (n) behavior or attitude; the way one carries oneself |
lapse | (v) to fall or slip in behavior |
prodigy | (n) a young person with remarkable talent |