Thursday, September 24, 2009

Staunch

Staunch

Part of Speech: adj

The Source Sentence: "In 1980, however, despite my father's staunch devotion to freedom and fairness, he was still a foreigner with an accent, an accent that after the Iranian Revolution was associated with all things bad." [119]

Context Clues: Using example in the text i can conclude the meaning of strauch because of the devotion Kazem has for fairness and freedom.

Definition: characterized by firmness, steadfastness, or loyalty

Original Sentence: Amber's staunch for friendship had it very easy for her friends to trust and count on her for anything.

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