Vocab

Front 1

Abhor

Back 1

v. to hate; to detest (-red, -ring; abhorrence, abhorrent)
Miranda abhorred her boyfriend after he dumped her on Valentine’s Day.

Front 2

Faction

Back 2

v. a group or clique within a larger group
A radical faction undermined the council’s ability to make positive change in
the town.

Front 3

Pretense

Back 3

n. make-believe; pretending or faking
The private investigator obtained the information under the pretense of being
the man’s brother.

Front 4

Purport

Back 4

v. to make a claim; to allege (often falsely); to declare as true
Because he didn’t have a picture to prove it, no one believed Adam when he
purported to have had dinner with Michael Jordan.

Front 5

Quandary

Back 5

n. a state of perplexity or uncertainty; a dilemma
Scott faced a real quandary; should he wait four years for Joanna to return
from the army, having no guarantee that she’ll have waited for him, or should
he move on and give up marrying the girl he loved?

Front 6

Repercussion

Back 6

- n. a consequence or effect
Tim’s hearing loss was the inevitable repercussion of years of cranking the
volume on his headphones and car stereo.

Front 7

Tenacious

Back 7

adj. determined, persistent, stubborn (tenacity)
Though she had turned him down five times already, Shane tenaciously
pursued Jackie for a date.