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Vocabulary 11
English AP Blake Vocab
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| A card game similar to pinochle | Bezique |
| A group of three; especially in authority | Triumvirate |
| Disguised; pretending not to be oneself | Incognito |
| Manner or appearance | Mien |
| A person who habitually pretends to be something he is not | Poseur |
| Making an extravagant outward show, self-important | Pretentious |
| A giant whirlpool that threatens Odysseus and his men | Charybdis |
| Small, smaller than most others of the same type | Diminutive |
| An expression of respect, 表示尊敬的 | Honorific |
| Restraint in speech, reluctance to speak | Reticence |
| Self-righteously moralistic and superior | Priggish |
| A military formation of foot soldiers armed with spears and shields | Phalanx |
| A low neckline on a garment | Décolletage |
| A maneuver or action used to gain an advantage | Gambit |
| Changes, transformations | Permutations |
| Peculiar to one person; highly individualized, unique, eccentric | Idiosyncratic |
| Drowsiness; sleepiness | Somnolence |
| Hello, Good day | Guten tag |
| You're welcome | Je t'en prie |
| An appointment for a meeting between lovers; a tryst | Assignation |
| A forcefully reproachful protest | Remonstrance |
| War and peace, Anna Karenina | Tolstoy |
| The Cherry Orchard, Three Sisters | Chekhov |
| Crime and punishment, The Brothers Karamazov | Dostoevsky |
| Momentary, fleeting | Ephemeral |
| An innocent, inexperienced, unworldly young woman | Ingénue |