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Lit + Comp: Unit 21
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anathema | a detested person or thing |
| buffet | a meal at which guests help themselves; (v) strike against forcefully |
| condescending | behaving in a patronizing manner; acting in an undignified way |
| defile | place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; make dirty or spotty |
| disseminate | cause to become widely known |
| exacerbate | make worse; exasperate or irritate |
| fleeting | moving along rapidly and lightly |
| iconoclast | a destroyer of images used in religious worship |
| ingenuous | characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious |
| lethargic | deficient in alertness or activity |
| munificence | liberality in bestowing gifts; generosity of spirit |
| officious | intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner |
| perfidious | tending to betray |
| procrastinate | postpone doing what one should be doing |
| quixotic | not sensible about practical matters |
| retorted | answered back |
| strenuous | characterized by or performed with much energy or force |
| timorous | timid by nature or revealing timidity |
| vapid | lacking taste or flavor; lacking significance or liveliness of spirit |
| zenith | the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir; the highest point |