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Vocab 2.1
AP LANG Vocabulary
| Term | definition and example sentenc |
|---|---|
| pariah | an outcast. "they were treated as social pariahs" |
| impecunious | having little or no money. "a titled but impecunious family" |
| desultory | passing or jumping from one thing to another, esp in a fitful way; unmethodical; disconnected; purposeless "the desultory conversation characteristic of cocktail parties" |
| Achilles' heel | A seemingly small but actually crucial weakness. [From Achilles' being vulnerable only in the heel.] |
| pecuniary | Of or relating to money: a pecuniary loss; pecuniary motives. |
| mnemonic | a device such as a pattern of letters, ideas, or associations that assists in remembering something. |
| serendipity | The faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident. good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries fluke, good fortune, good luck |
| fathom | To penetrate to the meaning or nature of; comprehend. understand - know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means" |
| stentorian | Extremely loud: a stentorian voice. |
| gadfly | A persistent irritating critic; a nuisance. |
| farce | A light dramatic work in which highly improbable plot situations, exaggerated characters, and often slapstick elements are used for humorous effect. The broad or spirited humor characteristic of such works.A ludicrous, empty show; a mockery: The fixed el |
| pittance | A meager monetary allowance, wage, or remuneration. A very small amount: not a pittance of remorse. |
| Spartan | Of or relating to Sparta or its people. 2. also spartan a. Rigorously self-disciplined or self-restrained. b. Simple, frugal, or austere: a Spartan diet; a spartan lifestyle. c. Marked by brevity of speech; laconic. d. Courageous in the face of pain, |
| macabre | 1. Suggesting the horror of death and decay; gruesome: macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle Ages. |
| pedigree | A line of ancestors; a lineage. A list of ancestors; a family tree. |
| spurn | To reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn. |
| homage | Ceremonial acknowledgment by a vassal of allegiance to his lord under feudal law. |
| bombast | Grandiloquent, pompous speech or writing. pompous oratory or pretentious writing. |
| preposterous | Contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd. |
| tawdry | Gaudy and cheap in nature or appearance. Shameful or indecent: tawdry secrets. |
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