Thursday, October 1, 2009

Staunch

The Word: Staunch

Part of Speech: Adjective

The Source Sentence and Page Number: “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.” Pg 119; Funny in Farsi

Context Clues: S: devotion - commitments/loyalty

Definition: firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc.

Your Original Sentence: From all my ex boyfriend to my boyfriend now, I have always been staunch.

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