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List 1 Vocab
AP LANG
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Obfuscates v | to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy; unclear |
| Discourse n /v | communication of thought by words; talk; conversation; dialogue; dissertation |
| Euphemisms n | substitution of mild, indirect, vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt |
| Cumbersome adj | Burdensome; troublesome. Unwieldy; clumsy. |
| Recite v | to repeat the words of, as from memory, esp. in a formal manner |
| Totalitarian adj | Dictatorial; in control or complete authority |
| Entranced v | captivate, hypnotize |
| Malaise n | Condition of general bodily weakness/discomfort, often marking the onset of disease; |
| Predecessor n | something, someone that comes before |
| Perpetual adj | Continuing or enduring forever; everlasting |
| Exhortation n | an utterance, discourse, or address conveying urgent advice or recommendations. ;warning, urging |
| Hypocrisy n | 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 v | to teach or inculcate |
| Juxtaposition n | an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast |
| Epithets n | any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality; nickname |
| Divisive adj | forming or expressing division or distribution |
| Onerous adj | burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship: having or involving obligations or responsibilities, esp. legal ones, that outweigh the advantages |
| Cerebral adj | betraying or characterized by the use of the intellect rather than intuition or instinct; intellectual |
| Pretentious adj | characterized by assumption of dignity or importance; snobbish, conceited |
| Mundane adj | of or pertaining to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven; worldly; earthly; common; ordinary; banal; unimaginative. |