English II Honors Vocab List I

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temper

Back

to moderate, to soften

Front

sage

Back

a wise person

Front

bellicose

Back

war-like, aggressive

Front

Candor

Back

honesty of expression

Front

Edifice

Back

a building

Front

Filch

Back

to steal

Front

Girth

Back

the distance around something

Front

Hew

Back

to cut off with an ax

Front

Inept

Back

clumsy, awkward

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Ablution

Back

the act of cleansing