AP LIT VOCAB-2
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frazierm11 on October 28, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Sardonic | Grimly mocking or cynical |
| Ruminations | Think deeply about something |
| Peal | A loud ringing of bells |
| Adroitly | Cleverly using the hands or the mind |
| Mercenary | Primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics |
| Elucidate | Make something clear |
| Speciously | Superficially plausible, but actually wrong |
| Concatenations | A series of interconnected things or events |
| Effontery | Insolent or impertinent behavior |
| Piquant | Having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavor |
| Magistrate | A civil officer who adminsters the law |
| Effigy | A sculpture or model of a person |
| Idiosyncrasy | A mode of behavior particular to an individual |
| Famine | Extreme scarcity of food |
| Parapet | A low, protective wall along the edge of a roof or balcony |
| Irradiated | Expose to radiation |
| Bereaved | Be deprived of a loved one through a profound absence |
| Reprobate | An unprincipled person |
| Cursory | Hasty and therefore not thorough |
| Incurious | Not eager to know something |
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