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Lit + Comp: Unit 20
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Term | Definition |
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anarchy | a state of lawlessness and disorder |
brusque | marked by rude shortness |
concurrent | occurring or operating at the same time |
decry | express strong disapproval of |
dissemble | make believe with the intent to deceive; hide under a false appearance |
evince | give expression to |
fetid | foul; smelly |
hypothetical | an imagined possibility, circumstance, statement, situation |
informal | not done in accordance with rules or convention; not officially recognized or controlled |
legerdemain | an illusory feat; considered magical by naïve observers |
mundane | belonging to this earth or world;not ideal or heavenly |
odious | clearly detestable |
penurious | not having enough money to pay for necessities; excessively unwilling to spend |
proclivity | a natural inclination |
quay | wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline |
restrained | restricted so as to make free movement difficult; prevented the action of |
stolid | having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited |
tenuous | very thin; lacking substance or significance |
validate | give evidence for |
zealot | a enthusiastic and even agressive proposal of something |