English exam (copy)

Plethora

Too great of a number, an excess

cautionary

Offering or serving as a warning

accolade

An expression of approval or respect for special merits; an award

engendered

a cause or build

to create and make

tutelage

instruction, protection, guardianship

penchant

A strong attraction or leaning

imbued

To fill completely with a feeling or idea; to inspire

luminary

A source of light, especially from the sky such as the son or moon.

A person who is well know for her or his achievements; a celebrity

maligned

To say negative and unfair things about;slander

Evil; showing ill will

repertoire

The list of pieces an actor, musician, etc is read to perform; the skills or accomplishments of a person or group

visionary

A person who is given to ideas that are not currently realistic; a dreamer

Able to see what might be accomplished in the future

illusory

Unreal or imagined, deceiving

annals

A historical record of events, often arranged in a early sequence

onerous

Burdensome;oppressive

endowed

To provide with a quality, a thing, or a gift of money

gossamer

Thin, sheer fabric resembling gauze

A fine filmy substance made of strands of cobweb

As light and delicate as a cobweb

secrete

To produce to give up

To place so as to be hidden from view; to conceal

chary

exercising caution: hesitant

rancor

A dee\[ ;pmg-held feeling of hatred or bitterness

liquidate

To settle the affairs of a business

To convert into cash

To get rid of to kill or destroy

assiduous

Diligent and persistent

omnivorous

Eating all kinds of food including both animal and vegetable food

Taking in everything avalible

Stereotype

A generalization that is used to characterize a person without acknowledging individual differences

Infirmity

physical or mental weakness or defect

Weak or feeble