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AP8
| word | definition |
|---|---|
| animus | ill will; hostility |
| recrimination | counter charge; retaliation |
| inveigle | to entangle; to catch |
| sophistry | equivocation; prevarication |
| misanthropic | scorning or hating humanity; antisocial |
| ebullience | high spirits; exhilaration |
| blandishment | cajolery; flattery |
| paroxysm | convulsion; fit |
| simile | analogy; type of comparison |
| ingratiate | to win favor; to gain influence |
| charisma | personal magnetism; special charm |
| expurgate | to purge; to censor |
| renascence | renaissance; rebirth |
| animadversion | hostile criticism; censorious remark |
| parody | spoof; satire |
| blithe | cheerful; devil-may-care |
| convoke | to assemble; to call together |
| plaintive | mournful; melancholy |
| dissidence | disagreement; dispute |
| ingenuous | sincere; genuine |
| bohemian | uncommon; unorthodox |
| anterior | forward; in front |
| sullen | morose; resentful |
| extrapolate | to infer; to estimate |
| plethora | superabundance; surfeit |
| serendipity | chance; happenstance |
| accost | to assault; to confront |
| mendacity | duplicity; disingenuousness |
| fractious | peevish; cranky |
| cant | empty talk; sanctimony |
| redress | to set right; to rectify |
| disquiet | to worry; to deprive of peace |