AP US LIT VOCAB 2
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caseymyers on August 12, 2011
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vocab set 2
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29 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 appellation | a name or title |
| pharmacopoeia | a collection of stock drugs |
| emaciated | a coming or flowing forth |
| scrutinize | examine or observe with great care |
| sagacity | keen intelligence; shrewdness |
| emissary | a messenger or agent to represent another |
| diabolical | appropriate to a devil |
| penitental | expressing remorse |
| propogate | transit from one generation to another |
| eccentric | a person of strange behavior |
| palliate | make symptoms less severe without removing the cause |
| comport | behave, agree with |
| odious | extreemly unpleasant |
| machinations | crafter action intended to accomplish an evil end |
| venerate | regard with great respect |
| abase | behave in a way to degrade |
| pristine | in its original condition |
| benign | gentle kind |
| transfigure | transform something more beautiful |
| suffice | be enough or adequate |
| derisive | expressing ridicule |
| propinquity | state of being close to someone |
| bane | cause of great distress or annoyance |
| maze | dazed or confused |
| deleterious | causing harm or damage |
| inconfruous | not in harmony with |
| chaos | complete disorder and confusion |
| enigma | a person/thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand |
| asperity | harshness of tone or manner |
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