unit 1-3 vocab 1-66
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katie-drew05 on September 30, 2009
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AP English Literature and Composition
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 acquisitive | able to get/retain ideas or info; concerned with acquiring wealth or property |
| encomium | formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute |
| coherent | holding or sticking together, comprehensible, meaningful |
| belabor | to work on excessively; to thrash soundly |
| eschew | to avoid, shun |
| emulate | to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model |
| arrogate | to claim or take without right |
| banal | tired, stale, commonplace |
| excoriation | a strong denunciation; stripping or wearing off the skin |
| congeal | change from liquid to solid; to make rigid |
| carping | tending to find fault |
| substantiate | to prove; to give substantial form to |
| temporize | to stall; to compromise |
| largesse | generosity, lavish contributions |
| tenable | capable of being held or defended |
| insatiable | so demanding that it cant be satisfied |
| reconnaissance | a survey for military purposes; preliminary examination |
| germane | relevant, appropriate |
| ramify | to divide and seperate inot divisions |
| intransigent | refusing to compromise |
| taciturn | silent or quiet |
| invidious | offensive, hateful, bitter |
| avid | intensely eager |
| halcyon | legendary bird; calm, prosperous, happy |
| devious | straying froma direct course; done/acting in an shifty way |
| accost | to approach and speak to first |
| incendiary | deliberatly setting fires; tendinng to stir up rebellion |
| animadversion | a comment indicating strong criticism |
| covenant | a solemn agreement |
| gambit | in chess, an opening move involves risk of another player to gain later |
| brackish | unpleasant to drink; having a salty taste |
| histrionic | pertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, melodramatic |
| celerity | swiftness |
| suppliant | person who or act of: asking humbly and earnestly |
| propund | to put forward, offer, suggest |
| propriety | appropraiteness, standards of what is proper |
| overt | open, not hidden, expressed in a way that is easily recognized |
| undulate | to move in wavelike motion, wavelike appearance |
| sacrilege | improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred |
| talisman | object that serves as a charm or has magical powers |
| myopic | nearsighted, lacking a broad realistic view of a situation |
| summarily | without delay or formality, breifly |
| perjorative | tending to make worse; expressing disapproval |
| maelstrom | whirlpool of great size and violence |
| distraught | agitated, upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict |
| credence | beleif, mental acceptance |
| feckless | lacking in spirit and strength; unreliable |
| decry | to condemn, express strong disapproval |
| articulate | to pronounce distinctly, to express well in words, jointed |
| derogatory | disparaging, degrading |
| cavort | to prance around exuberanlty |
| dissemble | to disguise or conceal; give a false impression |
| eulogy | a formal statement of high praise |
| exhume | to remove from a grave; to bring to light |
| evince | to display clearly; to provoke |
| verdant | green in color' immature in experience or judgment |
| verbiage | language that is too wordy; a manner of expression |
| murky | dark and gloomy; lacking in clarity and precision |
| propinquity | nearness in place or time; kinship |
| intractable | hard to manage; not responsive to discipline |
| piquant | stimulating to mind or taste; appealingly provocative |
| utopian | ivolving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical |
| nefarious | wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards |
| viscous | having a gluey quality, lacking in easy movement |
| unwonted | not unusual or expected; not in character |
| primordial | developed or created at the very beginning; basic |
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