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#20
AP Lang Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alabaster | Gypsum;Calcite |
| Brazen | Bold, unashamed;harsh sound; made or like brass |
| Crustacean | Hard-shelled animal;Shellfish. |
| Despicable | Deserving to be despised. |
| Destitution | Lack of subsistence;exteme poverty Def.#2: Deprivation, lack, or absense. |
| Extrinsic | Inessential part;coming or operating from the outside of something;external. |
| Figment | Imaginary;invention |
| Gouge | Chisel. Scoop out hole/Cavity Attack eye with thumb. Rip-off. |
| Hamlet | Small village. |
| Homogeneous | Same kind or nature;uniform composition;mathematics |
| Inextricably | Impossible to escape, disentangle, or solve. Def.#2: Extremely complex or involved. |
| Invocation | Summoning spirit;Prayer invoking God's presence. Def.#2: Supplication or petitioning for help or aid. |
| Nostalgic | Sentimental recollection;Homesickness. |
| Parochialism | Concerned only with small issues, rather than huge ones. |
| Precluded | Prevent something;Exclude somebody or something. |
| Rococo | Ornate Style;18th century. |
| Sinuous | Graceful winding or curving movements Def.#2:Full of bends or curves. Def.#3: Indirect and devious. |
| Trenchant | Energetic achieving;Direct;Incisive;Keen;Sharp. |
| Trepidation | Fear, alarm, agitation;quiver. |
| Trilogy | 3 related works;3 related things. |
| Truncated | End removed or cut-off. Def.#2: Incomplete corners. Def.#3: 1 syllable, fewer poetry. |
| Turbid | Cloudy;Muddy;Confused;Unclear |
| Writhe | Squirm;Coil or fold;Wrench Def.#2: Experience STRONG EMOTION resulting in stress. |
| Zenith | Highest point;Celestial sphere;Highest point reached by astronomical object. |