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AP lit vocab 12

Terms in this set (24)

abridge
To shorten, to diminish
alacrity
prompt and cheerful response
antipathy
a dislike, distaste, or enmity
augment
To make greater or to supplement
bombastic
using inflated language, pompous
decry
to speak against, to rail against, to disparage
eclectic
coming from a variety of diverse sources
enhance
To make better, to improve
euphonious
pleasant or agreeable (sound); dulcet
fervid
ardent, burning, impassioned
impecunious
without money
ingratiate
To make an effort to gain good favor with someone
luxuriant
abundant in growth, very fertile
paltry
trifling; petty; worthless
pedantry
Act of showing off learning in a manner that is needless and unimaginative
placid
peaceful, calm
preclude
To make impossible
promontory
land or rock projecting into a body of water
raze
To completely destroy
Secular
nonreligious, worldly
Static
having no motion, showing little change
tact
a keen sense for what is appropriate or tasteful in delicate situations
torpid
sluggish, inactive, dull
vindicated
Revengeful, spiteful
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