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Lesson 38 AP English
Lesson 38
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abrogate | To abolish |
| Adamant | Inflexible, obstinate |
| Barbarism | The incorrect usage of words |
| Colloquial | Informal speech |
| Compatriot | A fellow countryman |
| Defuse | To refuse, to lessen danger |
| Effrontery | Extreme boldness |
| Egregious | Very bad, shocking |
| Gambol | To playfully skip |
| Hemophilia | Disease when blood does not coagulate |
| Immunity | Resistance (usually) to a disease |
| Impale | To pierce |
| Knotty | So complicated that it can probably not be solved; full of knots |
| Libertarian | One who favors absolute liberty or free will |
| Mired | Stuck |
| Noxious | Harmful |
| Palatable | Acceptable |
| Palliate | To ease pain, guilt, or intensity |
| Pallor | Extreme paleness usually relating to the face |
| Pernicious | Very destructive, deadly |
| Skulk | To move in a sneaky or stealthy manner |
| Tarry | To linger |
| Tawdry | Cheap or flashy in appearance |
| Temerity | Boldness that is reckless or thoughtless |
| Utopian | Characteristics of an ideally perfect place |