Unit 4 AP english
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25 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 cabal | a small group working in secret |
| bromide | a trite or obvious remark |
| nadir | lowest point |
| panoply | impressive array |
| panacea | a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems |
| panegyric | a formal expression of praise |
| munificence | generosity in giving |
| anachronism | something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred |
| intelligentsia | an educated and intellectual elite |
| megalomaniac | one who believes him or herself all-powerful or indestructible |
| vanguard | the leading or forward position in a movement |
| charlatan | quack, fake, fraud |
| chimera | a fantasy; a horrible creature of the imagination |
| foible | a minor weakness in character |
| cretin | a very stupid person |
| clemency | mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness |
| candor | frankness, honesty |
| paucity | smallness in number; scarcity |
| paradigm | a model; an example |
| sophistry | a deliberately deceptive or misleading argument |
| invective | abusive language |
| aplomb | Self-confident assurance; poise |
| autonomy | personal independence |
| moratorium | a suspension of activity; an authorized delay |
| cacophony | harsh, jarring noise |
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