Unit 8 Vocabulary
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Tanmoy_Sarker on February 9, 2012
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AP English Language and Composition
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 aesthetic | (n). concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste |
| affable | (adj). friendly and warmly polite |
| candor | (n). unreserved and open expression |
| dilettante | (n). a lover of an art or science merely for amusement |
| fractious | (adj). unruly and inclined to cause trouble |
| hackneyed | (adj). repeated too often; banal |
| impinge | (v). to have an effect or impact |
| omnipotent | (adj). having great or unlimited authority or power |
| pejorative | (adj). derogative or belittling |
| pragmatic | (adj). concerned with facts; practical |
| staid | (adj). fixed, settled, or permanent |
| transitory | (adj). brief or temporary |
| truncated | (adj). shortened |
| venerate | (v). to regard with respect or reverence |
| virulent | (adj). poisonous or injurious; deleterious |
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