AP American Literature Vocabulary: Week 8
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abrogate | (v.) to repeal, cancel, declare null and void |
| ambient | (adj.) completely surrounding, encompassing |
| asperity | (n.) roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness |
| burnish | (v.) to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish |
| burnish | (n.) gloss, brightness, luster |
| cabal | (n.) a small group working in secret |
| delectable | (adj.) delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory |
| delectable | (n.) an appealing or appetizing food or dish |
| deprecate | (v.) to express mild disapproval; to belittle |
| detritus | (n.) loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction |
| ebullient | (adj.) overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling |
| eclectic | (adj.) drawn from different sources |
| eclectic | (n.) one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources |
| flaccid | (adj.) limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness |
| impecunious | (adj.) having little or no money |
| inexorable | (adj.) inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyielding |
| moribund | (adj.) dying, on the way out |
| necromancer | (n.) one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician or wizard |
| onerous | (adj.) burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty |
| rife | (adj.) common, prevalent, widespread, happening often; full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete |
| rudiments | (n. pl.) the parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stages of anything |
| sequester | (v.) to set apart, separate for a special purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody |
| winnow | (v.) to get rid of something unwanted, delete; to sift through to obtain what is desirable; to remove the chaff from the wheat by blowing air on it; to blow on, fan |
| aesthetic | (adj.) pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty |
| defunct | (adj.) no longer in existence or functioning, dead |
| discomfit | (v.) to frustrate, thwart, or defeat; to confuse, perplex, or embarrass |
| espouse | (v.) to take up and support; to become attached to, adopt; to marry |
| fetish | (n.) an object believed to have magical powers; an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence |
| gregarious | (adj.) living together in a herd or group; sociable, seeking the company others |
| hapless | (adj.) marked by a persistent absence of good luck |
| impeccable | (adj.) faultless, beyond criticism or blame |
| importune | (v.) to trouble with demand; to beg for insistently |
| interpolate | (v.) to insert between other parts or things; to present as an addition or correction |
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