English 12A Period 5 Vocabulary Final

It took a lot of gumption to speak up for yourself like that.

• Shrewd or spirited initiative and resourcefulness.

• resistance to accepting an idea.

• Move fast in a straight line because or as if driven by the wind.

• wisdom through reflection and experience

The stalwart dog refused to leave his owner's grave.

• Loyal, reliable and hardworking

• losing or lacking vitality; weak or feeble.

• Shrewd or spirited initiative and resourcefulness.

• excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance.

"I took what came, cared for and stood by things in my keeping, never fomented quarrels, never swore to a lie."

• instigate or stir up

• To deviate from the truth; to lie.

• Hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea.

• Move fast in a straight line because or as if driven by the wind.

Alex was frugal with his money, but when it comes to his family, he was generous.

• sparing or economical with regard to money or food.

• Loyal, reliable and hardworking

• weak or feeble.

• split apart

And with these relics, any time he found some poor up-country parson to astound, in one short day, in money down, he drew more than the parson in a month or two, and his flatteries and prevarication made monkeys of the priest and congregation.

• To deviate from the truth; to lie.

• instigate or stir up

• show shrewdness or spirited initiative and resourcefulness.

• Hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea.

At every party, there is always one lady who has to prattle on about her cute kids.

• talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way.

• sparing or economical with regard to money or food.

• seclude or shut up in or as if in a convent or monastery.

• lose or lack vitality; grow weak or feeble.

Because he divorced his wife and later married her sister, Henry has an ignominious reputation among the townspeople.

• deserving or causing public disgrace or shame.

• Remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree.

• sparing or economical with regard to money or food.

• Shrewd or spirited initiative and resourcefulness.

But Beowulf’s prodigious gifts as a swimmer guaranteed his safety:he arrived at the shore, shouldering thirty battle-dresses, the booty he had won.

• Remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree.

• talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way.

• sparing or economical with regard to money or food.

• Loyal, reliable and hardworking

Even though the young prince was supposed to cloister himself in the castle during the war, he escaped his guards and joined the battle.

• seclude or shut up in or as if in a convent or monastery.

• deserving or causing public disgrace or shame.

• To deviate from the truth; to lie.

• instigate or stir up

For some time the poor prince stood utterly bereft of speech.

• deprived of or lacking something, especially a nonmaterial asset.

• Remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree.

• talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way.

• sparing or economical with regard to money or food.