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Lesson 43 AP English
Lesson 43
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Apogee | The Climax |
| Betoken | To give a sign of |
| Cite | To quote an authority |
| Communal | Pertaining to a group |
| Coterie | A small group that shares interests |
| Decelerate | To slow down |
| Despairing | Hopeless, despondent |
| Disapprobation | Disapproval |
| Extemporaneous | Not planned |
| Extrinsic | Not inherent, external |
| Fallible | Capable of making an error |
| Gentility | Memeber of upper class; state of refinement |
| Implicit | Understood but not directly expressed |
| Iniquity | Wickedness; a wicked act |
| Kinetic | Pertaining to motion; characterized by movement |
| Moratorium | A suspension of activity |
| Opprobrium | Disgrace and reproach as a result of bad conduct |
| Puerile | Childish, immature |
| Pulchritude | Beauty |
| Reprise | A recurrence, renewal, or resumption of an action |
| Scathing | Bitterly severe; harmful |
| Supplant | To take the place of |
| Topically | Subject of current interest |
| Waver | To show indecision |