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Unit 8: Lit + Comp
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adversity | a state of affliction or misfortune |
| assert | declare or affirm; insist on having ones rights or opinions recognized |
| circumvent | surround so as to give up; avoid; beat through cleverness or wit |
| contradiction | opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas |
| devoid | completely wanting or lacking |
| elusive | difficult to describe; skillful at avoiding capture; |
| extemporaneous | with little or no preparation |
| grandiloquence | high style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation |
| inchoate | only partly in existence; only partially formed |
| inveterate | habitual |
| marauder | someone who attacks in search of booty |
| novice | someone new to a field or activity |
| pallid | suggesting emotional distress; dim or feeble; lacking in interest |
| polemic | a writer who writes in opposition to others |
| proximity | the region close around a person or thing |
| redundant | more than is needed or desired; repetition |
| scurrilous | expressing offensive reproach |
| surfeit | the state of being more than full |
| turpitude | a corrupted practice |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge; ill willed with a desire to hurt |