Senior English Honors

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acolyte

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a person who assists in some religious services by carrying out minor duties; one who attends or assists, a follower

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bibulous

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1. given to the consumption of alcoholic drinks
2. highly absorbent

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coalesce

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to grow together; to unite to for a whole

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covert

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not openly acknowledged; secret

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declaim

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to recite something in the style of a public speech; to speak in a loud, theatrical way

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delineate

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1. to describe vividly and in detail
2. to draw an outline of; to represent by drawing

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demagogue

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a leader who seeks power by appealing to people's emotions and prejudices and by making false claims and promises

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encomium

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an expression of warm and enthusiastic praise; a tribute

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obdurate

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1. resistant to persuasion; inflexible
2. persistant in wrongdoing

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prescience

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foresight; knowledge beforehand of events

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protagonist

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the chief character in a drama or story

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sedulous

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completed with careful perserverance; diligent

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trenchant

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expressed with vigor and penetrating insight; kneenly perceptive

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utopia

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a place or state of perfect social and political conditions

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valedictory

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1. a farewell address, especially one given at a graduation ceremony
2. of or relating to such a farewell address

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absolve

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to clear guilt, or to free from a promise or a respobsiblity

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adumbrate

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1. to foreshadow in an indirect way
2. to outline in a sketchy way; to partially disclose

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apothegm

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a short, instructive saying

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aspersion

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a defamatory expression; slander

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coadjutor

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one who works with another; usually in a subordinate position; an assistant

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congenital

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existing at or dating from birth; being an essential characteristic

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elan

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a lively spirit with a distinctive style

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germane

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pertinent and fitting

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hiatus

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an interruption or gap in space, continutiy, or time

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immure

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to confine within or as if within walls; to imprison

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ineluctable

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not to be avoided or changed; inevitable

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internecine

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1. marked by slaughter; mutually destructive
2. relating to conflict within a group

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invoke

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1. to appeal to earnestly
2. to cite in justification

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prototype

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a person or thing that serves as an example of its kind; an original

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quadrennial

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1. occuring every four years
2. lasting four years

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amalgam

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1. an alloy of mercury and other metals
2. a mixture of different elements

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antediluvian

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very old or old-fashioned

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apothecary

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one who prepares and sells ointments, drugs, and similar items for medicinal purposes

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ascetic

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1. refraining from self-indulgence
2. a person who practices self-denial

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beneficent

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doing or producing good

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charlatan

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one who falsely claims knowledge or ability

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denizen

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an inhabitant, resident, or frequenter of a place

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doyen

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1. a senior member of a group, especially one who is highly respected
2. the oldest example of a category

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flora

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plants considered as a group in a particular area or era

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imbibe

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1. to consume by drinking
2. to absorb or take in mentally

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nostrum

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a medicine or remedy whose effectiveness has not been proven

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obviate

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to prevent or make unnecessary; to get rid of

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perennial

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1. lasting indefinitely or recurring
2. a plant that lives three or more years

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putative

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commonly accepted or supposed; assumed to exist

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savant

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a person with detailed knowledge in a specialized field

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approbation

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an expression of approval; praise

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benighted

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existing in a state of moral, cultural, or intellectual darkness; unenlightened

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bourgeois

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1. the middle class or a member of the middle class
2. very concerned with middle-class values, such as repectability and material well being, with an inclination twd mediocrity
3. reflecting mediocrity

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credo

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a strongly held belief; a guide to one's action

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empirical

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based on experience or observation as opposed to theory; capable of being confirmed by observation

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eschew

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to stay away from; to shun, especially on practical or moral grounds

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expatiate

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to speak or write about in great detail; to elaborate, usually used with on or upon

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iconoclast

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one who attacks established beliefs, customs, or institutions

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indigence

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an extreme level of poverty

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laudable

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praiseworthy

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mandate

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1. a clear command or instruction
2. to require or order

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ostensible

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only seemingly so; apparent

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recalcitrant

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unwilling to accept another's authority; stubbornly defiant

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regurgitate

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1. to expel (partially digested food) from the stomach
2. to repeat mindlessly what one has learned

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risible

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provoking or causing laughter