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AP Language Lesson18
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bowdlerize | To remove material that is considered improper of offensive from a text or account |
| Chauvinistic | Persons convinced of the superiority of their own gender or kind |
| Fabian | A member or supporter of the Fabian Society, an organization of socialists aiming at the gradual achievement of socialism. (Adjective: relating to the characteristics of the Fabians) |
| Gargantuan | of a great mass; huge and bulky |
| Homeric | Of or in the style of Homer or the epic poems ascribed to him |
| Machiavellian | Cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous, esp. in politics or in advancing one's career. (Noun: someone who schemes in such a way) |
| Maelstrom | A scene or state of confused and violent movement or upheaval. |
| Martinet | A strict disciplinarian, esp. in the armed forces. |
| Maverick | An unorthodox or independent-minded person. |
| Mentor | An advisor/ trainer/ guardian. |
| Procrustean | Producing or designed to produce strict conformity by ruthless or arbitrary means |
| Protean | Tending or able to change frequently or easily; versatile |
| Pyrrhic | a metrical foot consisting of two short or unaccented syllables |
| Saturnine | Dark and gloomy: "a saturnine temperament". |
| Stygian | Gloomy and dark. Infernal; hellish.Of or relating to the river Styx. |
| Stentorian | Loud and powerful: "he introduced me to the staff with a stentorian announcement". |
| Terpsichorean | Of or relating to dancing: "“the twist” was a revolutionary terpsichorean innovation". (Noun: a dancer) |
| Thespian | (Adjective: dramatic, scenic, histrionic) (Noun: actor, player) |
| Titanic | Of exceptional strength, size, or power: "a series of titanic explosions". |