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AP Lang Unit One

Vocabulary for Unit One of AP Lang.

TermDefinition
Egregious extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant
Adulation excessive devotion to someone; servile flattery
Misogyny hatred, dislike, or mistrust of women, or prejudice against women.
Philanthropy altruistic concern for human welfare and advancement, usually manifested by donations of money, property, or work to needy persons
Reverential characterized by a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe
Ambivalence uncertainty or fluctuation, especially when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things
Insidious intended to entrap or beguile; stealthily treacherous or deceitful
Proliferation rapid and often excessive spread or increase
Antipathy a natural, basic, or habitual repugnance; aversion
Empathy the psychological identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another
Irrevocable not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable
Asceticism rigorous self-denial; extreme abstinence; austerity
Pensive dreamily or wistfully thoughtful
Didactic instructive; teaching or intending to teach a moral lesson
Pedantic overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, especially in teaching; ostentatious; wanting to impress others
Contempt the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn
Hedonism the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the highest good
Morose gloomily or sullenly ill-humored
Cynical bitterly or sneeringly distrustful, contemptuous, or pessimistic
Discursive passing aimlessly from one subject to another; digressive; rambling
Created by: csowah5819
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