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APLAC MC Vocab 2
Multiple Choice Vocab List #2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anomalous | deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected |
| aesthetic | concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty; a set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement |
| authenticity | the quality of being authentic (of undisputed origin; genuine) |
| prudence | the quality of being prudent (acting or showing care and thought for the future); cautiousness |
| consanguinity | the quality of being descended from the same ancestor as another person |
| copious | abundant in supply or quantity; profuse in speech or ideas |
| diffusely | to spread or scatter widely or thinly; disseminate (spread or disperse widely, especially information) |
| wiles (noun) | devious or cunning stratagems employed manipulating or persuading someone to do what one wants |
| Pharisaical | of or relating to the Pharisees; (lowercase) practicing or advocating strict observance of external forms and cerimonies of religion or conduct without regard to the spirit; self-righteous; hypocritical |
| malignant | very virulent or infectious; malevolent (having or showing a wish to do evil to others) |
| licentiousness | lacking legal or moral restraints, especially disregarding sexual constraints; marked by disregard for strict rules of correctness |
| disapprobation | strong disapproval, typically on moral grounds |
| dissipate | disperse or scatter |
| subjunctive mood | expresses a condition which is doubtful or not factual |
| convoluted | (especially of an argument, story, or sentence) extremely complex and difficult to follow; intricately folded, twisted, or coiled |
| physiognomy | a person's facial features or expression, especially when regarded as indicative of character or ethnic origin |
| supernumerary | present in excess of the normal or requisite number, in particular; a supernumerary person or thing |
| vicisstude | a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant; alternation between opposite or contrasting things |
| effeminacy | the state or quality of being effeminate ((of a man or boy) having traits, tastes, habits, etc., traditionally considered feminine, as softness or delicacy) |
| sallow | (of a person's face or complexion) of an unhealthy yellow or pale brown color |
| insalubrious | (especially of a climate or locality) not salubrious; unhealthy |
| sagacity | the quality of being sagacious; having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; shrewd |
| jocular | fond of or characterized by joking; humorous or playful |
| uncouth | lacking good manners, refinement, or grace; lacking sophistication or delicacy |
| gesticulation | a gesture, especially a dramatic one, used instead of speaking or to emphasize one's words |
| pithy | (of language or style) concise and forcefully expressive |
| conceit (rhetorical device definition) | an extended metaphor with a complex logic that governs a poetic passage or entire poem |
| ellipsis (as a device--not just a punctuation mark) | the omission from speech or writing of a word or words that are superfluous or able to be understood from contextual clues |
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