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AP Lit vocab quiz #2
Term | Definition |
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listless | characterized by lack of spirit, interest or energy |
compel | to drive or urge forcefully or irresistibly |
antiquated | old fashioned or outdated |
alleviate | make less severe |
raison d'etre | reason or justification for existence |
profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence |
superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary, not needed |
insinuate | to introduce gradually or in a subtle, indirect, or covert way |
equivocate | to avoid committing oneself in what one says |
degradation | decline to a law, destitute, or demoralized state |