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AP Lit Vocab Q2

TermDefinition
Sagacious Having or showing good judgment
Succinct briefly and clearly expressed
Peevish easily irritated, especially by unimportant things
Perverse showing a deliberate desire to behave in a way that is unacceptable
Conflagration An extensive fire which destroys a great deal of land or property
Unscrupulous having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair
Incumbent necessary for someone as a duty or responsibility
Pertinacity a quality of sticking with someone no matter what
Malevolent having or showing a wish to do evil to others
Irrevocable unalterable - unable to change
Odious extremely unpleasant; repulsive
Inscrutable impossible to understand or interpret
Minute very small or tiny
Allay to diminish or put to rest
Paltry a small or meager amount
Anomalous abnormal
Precarious not securely held in position
Imprudent not showing care for the consequences of an action
Caprice a sudden or unaccountable change of mood or behavior
Zealous showing great energy or enthusiasm in the pursuit of a cause or objective
Lucrative producing a great deal of profit
Unsavory disagreeable and unpleasant because morally disreputable
Broach to raise a topic for discussion (frequently a subject that is sensitive)
Scurrilous making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation. Ex. “A scurrilous attack on his integrity”
Prevaricate to speak falsely or misleadingly
Inexorable impossible to persuade by request
Apparition a ghost or ghostlike image of a person
Incredulous unwilling or unable to believe something
Consternation feelings of anxiety or dismay
Repudiate refuse to accept or be associated with
Facetious treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
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