Vocab Unit 2-3
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brittanyhobbs on February 13, 2011
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ap english literature and composition
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 aesthetic | pleasing to the senses |
| catalyst | something that causes or speeds up a process |
| disparage | to speak ill of |
| ingratiate | to flatter someone |
| insipid | boring |
| peerless | without an equal |
| propriety | correctness |
| virtuoso | a master performer |
| vitriolic | hurtful |
| whimsical | impulsive |
| amicable | peaceable |
| devious | sneaky |
| dissonance | an unpleasant sound |
| efface | to remove all traces of |
| garrulous | long-winded |
| immutable | changeless |
| ponderous | weighty |
| predecessor | someone earlier |
| rebuff | to treat coldly |
| static | stationary |
| acquiesce | to consent |
| articulate | using words effectively |
| belittle | to put down |
| bombastic | pompous |
| conciliatory | soothing |
| delineate | to portray |
| diffident | hesitant |
| laconic | brief |
| scanty | insufficient |
| subjugate | to dominate |
| anarchy | disorder |
| authoritarian | favoring firm discipline |
| depravity | wickedness |
| meager | inadequate |
| predilection | a liking |
| quixotic | noble but rash |
| salutary | wholesome |
| suppress | to overcome |
| temerity | recklessness |
| turbulence | wild disorder |
| callous | unfeeling |
| desecrate | to dishonor |
| evanescent | briefly present |
| heed | to listen to |
| indigent | needy |
| paragon | an ideal example |
| provincial | narrow-minded |
| steadfast | faithful |
| supercilious | snobbish |
| usurp | to steal |
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