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AP Lit Vocab

TermDefinition
schizophrenic (noun) person suffering from a serious mental disease in which someone cannot think or behave normally and often experience delusions
pneumatic (adjective) using air pressure to move or work; filled with air
soliloquy (noun) the act of talking to yourself, from Latin for "speak alone"
piety (noun) strong respectful belief in a diety or dieties and strict observance of religious principles
titillate (verb) to excite or stimulate someone in a pleasurable way
vile (adjective) evil or immoral, very bad or unpleasant
clemency (noun) a show of mercy or leniency toward a wrongdoer or opponent, under appropriate circumstances
anachronism (noun) something out of place because it is from a different time period
putrid (adjective) decayed with usually a very bad or disgusting smell
decrepit (adjective) in very poor condition; old, overused, or not working efficiently
rarefied (adjective) seeming distinct or remote from ordinary reality and common people; lofty or exalted
admonition (noun) a criticism or warning about behavior
imperative (noun) absolutely necessary, unavoidable, mandatory
acrimonious (adjective) bitter, angry, or filled with resentment
luminous ( adjective) producing or seeming to produce light
extrapolate (verb) to use known facts as a starting point, and then draw conclusions about something unknown
vertigo (noun) a feeling of dizziness caused especially by being in a very high place
balderdash (noun) senseless or nonsense talking or writing; a ridiculous or worthless idea or suggestion
ludicrous (adjective) utterly ridiculous, absurd, implausible, impractical, or unsuitable
resonant (adjective) to echo; to make something else vibrate or produce a similar sound, or to have a similar feeling
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