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Hon Eng list 7
Honors English List 7
Question | Answer |
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skirmish | small fight, brief encounter |
fray | a fight |
turbulent | unruly, agitated |
oust | to drive out, eject |
revert | return |
cognizant | aware |
indigent | poor, needy |
jurisdiction | power, range of authority |
reprehensible | worthy of blame |
arbitrary | based on a whim, dictatorial |
flout | show contempt, scoff |
exacerbate | to irritate, make worse |
forthwith | immediately |
effigy | likeness (usually of a hated person) |
monolithic | massively solid |
paroxysm | a fit, a sudden outburst |
implacable | cannot be pacified, inexorable |
harass | to trouble, torment |
stymie | to hinder, impede |
terminate | to end |