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Lit + Comp: Unit 21
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Term | Definition |
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anathema | a detested person or thing |
buffet | a meal at which guests help themselves; (v) strike against forcefully |
condescending | behaving in a patronizing manner; acting in an undignified way |
defile | place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; make dirty or spotty |
disseminate | cause to become widely known |
exacerbate | make worse; exasperate or irritate |
fleeting | moving along rapidly and lightly |
iconoclast | a destroyer of images used in religious worship |
ingenuous | characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious |
lethargic | deficient in alertness or activity |
munificence | liberality in bestowing gifts; generosity of spirit |
officious | intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner |
perfidious | tending to betray |
procrastinate | postpone doing what one should be doing |
quixotic | not sensible about practical matters |
retorted | answered back |
strenuous | characterized by or performed with much energy or force |
timorous | timid by nature or revealing timidity |
vapid | lacking taste or flavor; lacking significance or liveliness of spirit |
zenith | the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir; the highest point |