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ACT Vocab 11
Term | Definition |
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Epistle | a letter or literary composition in letter form |
Avid | enthusiastic; extremely interested |
Gadfly | an irritating and persistent person |
Humility | absence of vanity; humbleness |
Dolorous | exhibiting sorrow in pain |
Gargantuan | of huge or extraordinary size and power |
Arduous | difficult; requiring much effort |
Affable | friendly; agreeable; easy to talk to |
Grandiloquent | pompous or high-flown in speech |
Agrarian | concerning farms, farmers, or the use of land |
Grimace | a facial expression of fear, disapproval, or pain |
Harangue | a long, strongly expressed speech or lecture |
Formidable | arousing fear or awe |
Sycophant | a flatterer; one who fawns on others in |
Explicit | clearly and openly stated; leaning nothing to the imagination |