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AP Lit Vocab #5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ignoble (adj) | not honorable in character or person |
| torrent (n) | strong and fast-moving stream |
| predilection (n) | tendency to think favorable of something in particular |
| repined (v) | fretted; complained |
| averred (v) | declared as fact |
| elixir (n) | cure-all |
| infidelity (n) | disloyalty |
| unadept (adj) | unskilled |
| slough (n) | a situation characterized by lack of progress or activity |
| multifarious (adj) | having many different parts, forms; numerous and varied |
| immutable (adj) | not changing |
| blasted (adj) | shown to be false or unreliable; discredit; destroy completely |
| malignity (n) | intense ill-will |
| imprudence (n) | carelessness, lack of caution |
| benignity (n) | kindness |
| rent (v) | to tear apart; rip |
| sacrilege (n) | technical violation of something, someone, or someplace sacred |
| respite (n) | a delay or cessation for a time especially from something distressing; interval of relief |
| zeal (n) | great enthusiasm for something |
| countenance (n) | face |