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Vocabulary 4
English AP Blake Vocab
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| Overly self-satisfied, self-righteous | Smug |
| To recall one's past thoughts, feelings, or experiences | Reminisce |
| Feeling or expressing pair or sorrow for sins or offenses | Rueful |
| A means to an end; advantageous, useful | Expedient |
| Having little substance or strength; weak, insubstantial | Tenuous |
| Something in an underdeveloped form | Vestigial |
| Operatic solo; a song sung by one person in an opera or oratorio | Aria |
| A fencing sword having a three-sided blade and a blunt circular tip guard | Epee |
| Mixture; hodgepodge; medley; olla podrida | Olio |
| Great brilliance, as of performance or achievement; conspicuous success | Eclat |
| To hinder, impede | Stymie |
| A look or glance | Gander |
| A nonconformist writer or artist who lives an unconventional life | Bohemian |
| Pompous or pretentious; overblown and extravagant | Highfalutin |
| Prevailing fashion or practice | Vogue |
| To set apart, separate for a special purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody | Sequester |
| To suggest or hint slyly | Insinuate |
| Sisterly | Sororal |
| A strong desire for achievement | Aspiration |
| A supreme political and religious leader in a Muslim government | Caliph |
| Refuse, waste products; worthless impurities | Dross |
| Excessive pride | Hubris |
| Severe disapproval | Reprobation |
| Immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement | Intemperate |
| the omission of a sound or syllable when speaking | Elision |