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Lit + Comp: Unit 6
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adulation | exaggerated and hypocritical praise |
| ascetic | someone who practices self denial |
| characteristic | a distinguishing quality; typical or distinctive |
| constituent | a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes, |
| desecrate | violate a sacred place or language; |
| egocentric | a self-centered person with little regard for others; one who cares only for themselves |
| expunge | remove by erasing or crossing out by a line |
| glaring | looking at with a fixed gaze; shining intensely |
| impudent | marked by disrespect |
| inure | cause to accept |
| malleable | easily influenced; capable of being bent or shaped |
| nostalgia | longing for something past |
| ostentatious | intended to attract and impress others |
| platitude | an obvious remark |
| protean | taking on different forms |
| rectitude | righteousness from being honorable and honest |
| sanguine | a blood-red color; confidently optimistic and cheerful |
| superficial | concerned with or comprehending only what is obvious |
| truculent | disobediently aggressive |
| vilify | spread negative information about |