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Vocab List 4
AP Lang
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anathema | (noun) intense dislike |
| bedlam | a scene of uproar and confusion |
| culpable | deserving blame |
| didactic | intended to teach; morally instructive |
| equivocate | to use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself |
| gauntlet | a trial, an ordeal |
| farcical | laughably inept, ludacris, absurd |
| hackneyed | (of a phrase or idea) lacking significance through having been overused, unoriginal |
| kaleidoscopic | constantly changing |
| levity | humor of frivolity, lightness of spirit |
| maverick | an unorthodox or independent-minded person |
| onus | a burden |
| petulant | childishly sulky or bad-tempered |
| ribald | vulgar, indecent |
| sangfroid | composure or coolness under strain |