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AP Lit. Vocab 5

TermDefinition
Acclaim to praise (something or someone) in a very strong and enthusiastic way.
Agnostic a person who does not believe in or is unsure of something; a person who does not have a definite belief about whether God exists or not.
Anomaly a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form.
Articulate expressed, formulated, or presented with clarity and effectiveness.
Aversion a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy.
Bucolic of, pertaining to, or suggesting an idyllic rural life; of or pertaining to shepherds; pastoral.
Catharsis the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, especially through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music.
Clandestine characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious.
Contiguous in close proximity without actually touching; near.
Debacle a general breakup or dispersion; sudden downfall or rout; a complete collapse or failure.
Deride to laugh at in scorn or contempt; scoff or jeer at; mock.
Diffuse to spread or scatter widely or thinly; disseminate.
Dissipate to become scattered or dispersed; be dispelled; disintegrate.
Edify to teach (someone) in a way that improves the mind or character.
Enervate to lessen the vitality or strength of.
Euphemism a mild or pleasant word or phrase that is used instead of one that is unpleasant or offensive.
Extol to praise highly.
Flout to break or ignore (a law, rule, etc.) without hiding what you are doing or showing fear or shame.
Garner to collect, gather, get, or receive something.
Heretic someone who believes or teaches something that goes against accepted or official beliefs.
Immutable unable to be changed.
Inadvertent not intended or planned.
Infer to form (an opinion) from evidence; to reach (a conclusion) based on known facts; to hint or suggest something.
Intemperate having extreme conditions; having or showing a lack of emotional calmness or control; often drinking too much alcohol.
Lackluster lacking excitement or interest.
Lucid very clear and easy to understand; able to think clearly.
Misanthropic marked by a hatred or contempt for humankind.
Nihilism the belief that traditional morals, ideas, beliefs, etc. have no worth or value.
Ostentatious displaying wealth, knowledge, etc. in a way that is meant to attract attention, admiration, or envy.
Pejorative a word or phrase that has negative connotations or that is intended to disparage or belittle.
Placed not easily upset or excited; not moving much; calm and steady.
Prerogative a right or privilege.
Provincial a person who lives in or comes from a place that is far away from large cities; a person lacking urban polish or refinement.
Rebuff to refuse (something, such as an offer or suggestion) in a rude way.
Repine to feel or express dejection or discontent; to long for something.
Rhetoric the art or skill of speaking or writing formally and effectively especially as a way to persuade or influence people.
Scoff to show contempt by derisive acts or language.
Specious falsely appearing to be fair, just, or right; appearing to be true but actually false.
Substantiate to prove the truth of; to establish by proof or competent evidence.
Susceptible capable of being affected; easily affected, influenced, or harmed by something.
Tentative not definite; still able to be changed; not done with confidence; uncertain and hesitant.
Ubiquitous seeming to be seen everywhere.
Urbane fashionable and somewhat formal; polite and confident.
Vicarious experienced or felt by watching, hearing about, or reading about someone else rather than by doing something yourself.
Voluminous very full; having many words or pages; using large amounts of fabric; very large; containing a lot of space.
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