IHS Global Literature Assignments 2006

Monday, January 22, 2007

Kenya vocab review

Review Kenya Vocabulary
Let’s go over the twenty new words and two idioms you studied during the week. In the following quiz, match the best possible definition with the word you have studied. Write the letter that stands for that definition in the appropriate answer space.

Review Words Definitions

___1. sojourn a. strong, steadfast, loyal

___2. homage b. to ask for or request earnestly

___3. resounding c. a command or order

___4. prostrate d. to exist in a suppressed state

___5. trudge e. continuing without interruption

___6. bewilder f. (1)impressively complete (2.) utterly loud

___7. smolder g. to confuse or puzzle

___8. incessant h. to reject; disown

___9. staunch i. respect paid or rendered

___10. injunction j. quavering: (of the voice) as from weakness or fear

___11. vehemence k. stubborn

___12. tremulous l. to serve as an omen of; foretell

___ 13. obstinate m. to walk laboriously or wearily

___14. enigmatic n. a temporary stay

___15. beseech o. to cause to become unfriendly or hostile; estrange

___16.beset p. to remove from office or power

___17.augur q. to attack from all sides; to trouble persistently

___18. renounce r. intensity or forcefulness of expression

___19. depose s. not clear to the understanding

___ 20. alienate t. lying face down on the ground, as in token of humility, submission, or adoration


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