AP English III Unit 1 Vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 peremptory | irreversible, final, irrevocable |
| strident | harsh, jarring, discordant, raucous, dissonant |
| innuendo | insinuation, hint suggestion, intimiation, imputation |
| dilatory | procrastinating |
| florid | ruddy, reddish; flowery, ornamental, gaudy |
| corpulent | fat, obese, portly, stout |
| redolent | fragrant, aromatic, perfumed, odiferous; reminiscent, suggestive, evocative |
| contingency | possibility, emergency, likelihood, unforeseen event |
| supercilious | super-snob, haughty, arrogant, egotistical, pompous, condescending |
| acrimonious | sarcastic, bitter, spiteful, *rancorous |
| inviolate | intact, pristince, untouched |
| defunct | extinct, dead |
| adventitious | accidental, incidental, unexpected |
| condescend | superior, disdainful, patronizing, haughty; lower oneself, stoop, humble, *deign |
| chimera | dream, illusion, mirage, figment, delusion |
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