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AP Lang Vocab 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1. condescending | characteristic of an attitude in looking at people as weak or inferior |
| 2. contemptuous | feeling hatred; scornful |
| 3. despotic | exercising absolute power; tyrannical |
| 4. dictatorial | overbearing |
| 5. disdain | contempt, scorn |
| 6. haughty | arrogant; vainly proud |
| 7. imperious | arrogantly domineering |
| 8. patronize | to treat people in a condescending manner |
| 9. convoluted | intricate; complex |
| 10. cryptic | difficult to comprehend |
| 11. futile | having no useful purpose; pointless |
| 12. impede | to slow the progress of |
| 13. obscure | relatively unknown |
| 14. quandary | a state of uncertainty or perplexity |
| 15. indolent | lazy |
| 16. insipid | uninteresting |
| 17. lament | express grief for; mourn |
| 18. listless | lacking energy |
| 19. melancholy | sadness; depression |
| 20. torpor | laziness; inactivity |