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Lit + Comp: Unit 18
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Term | Definition |
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anachronistic | chronologically misplaced |
bolster | support and strengthen |
compromise | a middle way between two extremes; (v) arrive at a middle way between two extremes; expose or make liable to danger |
cursory | hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough |
discursive | proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition; tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects |
estrange | remove from customary environment or associations; arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness |
feign | make believe with the intent to deceive; make a presence of |
hitherto | used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time |
inevitable | an unavoidable event; (adj) incapable of being avoided or prevented |
latter | the second of two or the second mentioned of two; (adj) referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several) |
morass | a soft, wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot; mire |
obstruct | block passage through; shut out from view |
pellucid | transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity; easily understandable |
principled | based on or manifesting objectively defined standards of rightness or morality |
quantitative | relating to measurement of amount |
resilient | recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like; rebounds readily |
staid | characterized by dignity and propriety |
tedious | so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness |
utopia | ideally perfect state; an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal |
wistful | showing pensive sadness |