AP-Dante's Inferno Part II Vocabulary
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 verdant | green with lush vegetation |
| gnarled | knobbly, rough, and twisted, esp. with age |
| odious | repulsive |
| gout | drop or spot |
| harlot/strumpet | a prostitute; a promiscuous woman |
| vindicate | clear someone of blame or suspicion |
| prostrate | lying face downward |
| supine | lying face upward |
| vehemence | strong feeling or force |
| insolence | disrespectful arrogance |
| penitence | sorrow for having done wrong |
| deluge | a great flood |
| malignant | malicious |
| adage | a proverb or old saying |
| paternal | of or related to a father |
| dissolute | lax in morals; licentious |
| tainted | contaminated or polluted |
| guile | sly or cunning intelligence |
| benign | gentle, kind |
| undaunted | not discouraged by difficulty |
| precipice | a steep and tall rock face or cliff |
| sordid | involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt |
| simony | selling of church offices |
| fornication | sex outside of marriage |
| sated | filled or satisfied |
| impious | lacking in respect or reverence for a god or gods |
| graft | bribery used to gain advantages in politics or business |
| propitious | indicating a good chance of success |
| Providence | the protective care of God |
| ignominiously | deserving or causing public shame or disgrace |
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