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Vocaulary #12
ap enlish vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Lax | careless, not srict |
| poseur | someone who puts on an act |
| riddled | full of (usually full of holes) |
| torpid | inactive, lazy, stagnant |
| bulwark | fortification, barricade, wall |
| defunct | no longer in existence |
| etymologyh | the study of word origins |
| posterity | future generations |
| torpor | dormancy, sluggisness, inactivity |
| affable | friendly, social easy going |
| degradation | depreivation, povert, debasement |
| hypochondriac | a person obsessed with health; having imaginary illnesses |
| officious | domineering; intrusive; meddlesome |
| posthumous | after death |
| rigor | thoroughness |
| totter | walk unsteadily |
| lampoon | ridicule, spoof |
| resonant | echoing |
| tenuous | flimsy, not solid |
| legion | in large numbers |