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vocab week 11

ap english vocab

QuestionAnswer
IMPOTENT Powerless: without the strength or power to do anything effective or helpful
IMPRECATION Curse: an oath or curse cursing somebody: the calling down of harm on somebody swearing: swearing or blasphemy
JOCULAR fond of joking: with a playful joking disposition humorous: intended to be funny
JUXTAPOSE put side by side: to place two or more things together, especially in order to suggest a link between them or emphasize the contrast between them
KINETIC relating to motion: relating to, caused by, or producing motion
KISMET fate: fate or destiny ISLAM Allah's will: the will of Allah
KNELL slow bell ring: the sound of a bell rung slowly, associated with solemnity or mourning, used to announce a death or funeral ominous signal: something that signals death, disaster, or the end of something
LABYRINTH confusing network: a place with a lot of crisscrossing or complicated passages, tunnels or paths in which it would be easy to become lost something very complicated: made of many different parts that is hard to understand
LACHRYMOSE crying: crying or tending to cry easily and often sad: so sad as to make people cry
LACONIC using few words
LAMBENT gleaming: softly gleaming or glowing playing over a surface: flickering or playing as a flame over a surface without burning it brilliantly light: having light but brilliant touch
LANGUID without energy: lacking vigor and energy sluggish: sluggish or slow-moving listless: listless and indifferent
LASCIVIOUS lewd: showing a desire for, or unseemly interest in sex erotic: provoking or exciting lust
LEGERDEMAIN arts: sleight of hand? show of skill: a display of skill or cleverness, especially for deceitful purposes
LIBERTINE philanderer: somebody, usually a man, who indulges in pleasures that are considered immoral and who has sexual relationships with many people
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