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AP LANG list 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| omni | all |
| pan | all |
| penta | five |
| pend | hang |
| phon | sound |
| photo | light |
| poly | many |
| proto | first |
| pseudo | false |
| re | again |
| blatant | done openly and unashamedly |
| copious | abundant in supply or quantity |
| plausible | seeming reasonable or probable |
| reprehensible | deserving censure or condemnation |
| absolution | formal release from guilt, obligation, or punishment |
| enshroud | to cover or enclose as if with a shroud; conceal |
| reprieve | a cancellation or postponement of a punishment |
| tawdry | showy but cheap and of poor quality |
| blight | something that impairs or destroys; something that frustrates plans or hopes |
| haughty | arrogantly superior and disdainful |
| obfuscate | to make unclear; to deliberately make something difficult to understand |
| defunct | no longer in existence or functioning |
| burgeon | to begin to grow or increase rapidly |
| foster | to encourage the development of something |
| impetus | something that makes a process or activity happen or happen faster |
| ceremonial | [tone] characterized by ceremony; formal |
| churlish | [tone] critical or harsh in a mean-spirited way |
| cliché | [tone] overused in expression or idea |
| curt | [tone] rudely brief in speech or abrupt |
| diabolic | [tone] devilish, fiendish, outrageously wicked |
| dogmatic | [tone] asserting opinions in a strict, arrogant manner |
| domineering | [tone] overbearing |
| emotive | [tone] characterized by expressing or inciting emotion |
| endearing | [tone] aspiring affection or warmth |
| exculpatory | [tone] acting to clear of blame or guilt |