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Lit Vocab
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abet | to help in crime |
| coerce | persuade through threats |
| divulge | reveal disclosed information to |
| dogmatic | assertive in beliefs |
| extraneous | extra |
| insipid | dull |
| jaundiced | prejudiced and hostile |
| meticulous | detailed |
| temerity | reckless |
| avarice | greed |
| bacchanalian | drunk |
| bastion | stronghold |
| copious | abundant |
| extradite | to deport |
| furtive | secretive |
| irascible | tempermental |
| jettison | throw |
| mercenary | concerned with $ |
| ostracize | alienate |
| anathema | abomination |
| banter | jest |
| castigate | reprimand |
| docile | submissive |
| emaciated | cadaveral |
| gauche | awkward |
| heresy | disagreeing w doctrines |
| ignominy | public humiliation |
| libation | tribute (drink) |
| motley | contrasting |
| appease | satisfy |
| argot | jargon |
| augment | increase |
| bigot | biased |
| candid | frank |
| chaos | disorder |
| expunge | erase |
| jingoism | violent patriotism |
| negligence | failure to take proper care |
| strident | harsh |
| adamant | stubborn |
| clement | mild |
| cliche | stereotype |
| diffident | lack of self-confidence (modesty) |
| disparity | contrasting |
| extol | praise |
| inexorable | unescapbale |
| opus | composition |
| ostensible | apparent |
| rancor | spite |
| apathy | indifference |
| condone | overlook (bad behavior) |
| connoisseur | expert |
| credence | belief |
| cult | system of religious people directed towards a figure or object |
| dilettante | amateur with apathy |
| enigma | mystery |
| jaunty | merry |
| nuance | sublte difference |
| officious | assertive of authority (annoying) |
| ambivalent | having mixed feelings |
| concur | to agree |
| culmination | zenith |
| cynical | distrustful |
| demagogue | political leader who appeals to desires (instead of rationality) |
| demure | reserved woman |
| destitute | penniless |
| dilemma | preidcament |
| erudite | scholarly |
| intrepid | fearless |
| abate | lessen |
| abhor | detest |
| austere | strict |
| decorum | decency |
| dole | distribute or destiny |
| droll | buffoon, amusing in an odd way |
| duplicity | deceit |
| effigy | dummy representing an anathema |
| extrovert | outgoing |
| gamut | range |
| collaborate | to work together on an activity |
| contrite | affected guilt |
| emulate | match |
| enhance | intensify |
| enunciate | articulate |
| evoke | recall to the conscious mind |
| expatriate | emigrant |
| frowzy | scruffy and neglected |
| heinous | utterly wicked |
| impeccable | faultless |
| impound | seize custody of or confine |
| inane | silly |
| magnanimous | generous |
| sere | dry |
| unctuous | excessively flattering |
| acrimony | bitterness |
| balk | hesitate to accept an idea, roughly squared timber beam |
| cajole | persuade with coaxing |
| dour | stern |
| expound | present in detail |
| exult | rejoice |
| feasible | easily possible |
| fiasco | humiliating disaster |
| fluctuate | rise and fall irregularly |
| harry | beleaguer |
| incognito | concealing an identity |
| inscrutable | impossible to understand |
| lethargy | lack of energy |
| metier | profession |
| omniscient | all-knowing |
| affable | friendly |
| agrarian | agricultural |
| arduous | strenuous |
| avid | eager |
| dolorous | feeling great sorrow |
| epistle | letter |
| explicit | clear |
| formidable | inspiring fear or respect through size or power |
| gadfly | flies on livestock |
| gargantuan | enormous |
| grandliloquent | extravagantly pompous to impress |
| grimace | scowl |
| harangue | lengthy speech |
| humility | modesty |
| sycophant | ass-kisser |
| altercation | heated argument |
| audacity | temerity |
| evince | to prove |
| exhort | to encourage with words |
| expedient | practical |
| galvanize | stimulate |
| hue | color shade |
| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration |
| implacable | impossible to please |
| incarcerate | to confine |
| incisive | sharp |
| lexicon | jargon |
| ominous | threatening |
| pertinent | relevant |
| sanction | permission |
| acquit | to find innocent |
| adulation | adoration |
| barrister | lawyer |
| bawdy | obscene |
| chastise | punish |
| circumvent | pass by |
| clandestine | furtive |
| culinary | pertinent to cooking |
| deprecate | strong disapproval |
| frugal | thrifty |
| inert | dormant |
| jocose | joking |
| latent | inert |
| myriad | numerous |
| pernicious | deadly |
| Levity | Frivolity |
| Hoax | Fraud |
| Amicable | Amiable |
| Obstreperous | Defiant |
| Enraptured | Ecstatic |
| Marital | Pertinent to marriage |
| Bask | Expose to warmth |
| Genial | Amicable |
| Charlatan | One who pretends to be smart in order to trick people |
| Mundane | Commonplace |
| Fickle | Ambivalent |
| Juggernaut | Terrible force |
| Naive | Simple |
| Nocturnal | Pertinent to the night |
| Novice | Tyro |
| Noxious | Harmful to health |
| Connive | Plot (verb) |
| Chutzpah | Temerity |
| Liege | Sovereign |
| Odium | Hatred |
| Hypercritical | Too critical |
| Crass | Crude |
| Fallacy | Misconception |
| Complacent | Confident |
| Befuddle | Bewilder |
| Pandemonium | Tumult |
| Parsimonious | Thrifty |
| Verbose | Wordy |
| Laudable | Commendable |
| Indiscreet | Doing things that should be secret |
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