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1984 Vocab
AP English Lit 2024
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acrid | strong and sharp, as a taste or smell |
| archaic | so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period |
| contemptible | deserving of scorn or disrespect |
| dissemble | behave unnaturally or affectedly |
| ebb | flow back or recede |
| formidable | extremely impressive in strength or excellence |
| impregnable | incapable of being attacked or tampered with |
| inextricable | incapable of being disentangled or untied |
| inscrutable | difficult or impossible to understand |
| inviolate | safe from harm or desecration |
| lucrid | glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism |
| multifarious | having many aspects |
| remonstrance | the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest |
| solipsism | the philosophical theory that the self is all that exists |
| tacitly | by unexpressed agreement |
| vapid | lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest |
| repudiate | reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust |
| spurious | intended to deceive |
| torpid | slow and apathetic |
| inimical | ausing harm or injury |
| ambivalent | uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow |