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AP Lang vocab list 1
for Prillaman's class :)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| obfuscates | to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy; to make obscure or unclear: to obfuscate a problem with extraneous information; to darken. |
| discourse | communication of thought by words; talk; conversation |
| euphemisms | the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt. |
| cumbersome | burdensome; troublesome; unwieldy; clumsy. |
| recite | to repeat the words of, as from memory |
| totalitarian | of or pertaining to a centralized government that does not tolerate parties of differing opinion and that exercises dictatorial control over many aspects of life; exercising control over the freedom, will, or thought of others; authoritarian; autocratic |
| entranced | to fill with delight or wonder; enrapture |
| malaise | a vague or unfocused feeling of mental uneasiness, lethargy, or discomfort |
| predecessor | something succeeded or replaced by something else; a person who precedes another in an office, position |
| perpetual | continuing or enduring forever; everlasting |
| exhortation | an utterance, discourse, or address conveying urgent advice or recommendations |
| hypocrisy | a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc., that one does not really possess; a pretense of having some desirable or publicly approved attitude |
| indoctrination | to teach or inculcate |
| juxtaposition | an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast |
| epithets | any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality |
| divisive | forming or expressing division or distribution |
| onerous | burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship: onerous duties; having or involving obligations or responsibilities, esp. legal ones, that outweigh the advantages |
| cerebral | betraying or characterized by the use of the intellect rather than intuition or instinct |
| pretentious | characterized by assumption of dignity or importance |
| mundane | of or pertaining to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven; worldly; earthly; common; ordinary; banal; unimaginative. |
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