Unit 10
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kfritch19 on December 12, 2010
Subjects:
ap english language and composition
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 affable | courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to |
| demagogue | A leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| epistolary | written in the form of or carried on by letters or correspondence |
| expurgate | edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate, to censor |
| fractious | easily irritated or annoyed, unpredictably difficult in operation, stubbornly resistant to authority or control |
| megalomaia | a large group of people or things, an orderly arrangement |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing, showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings |
| precipitate | done with very great haste and without due deliberation, bring about abruptly |
| providential | peculiarly fortunate or appropriate, resulting from divine providence |
| redolent | having a strong distinctive fragrance |
| sanctimonious | excessively or hypocritically pious, pretending to be righteous |
| soporific | a drug that induces sleep, sleep inducing |
| sycophantic | attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery |
| syllogism | logical formula consisting of a major premise, a minor premise and a conclusion; deceptive or specious argument |
| umbrage | a feeling of anger caused by being offended |
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