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AP Lang Vocab Unit 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pander | to exploit weaknesses of others; to cater to the vices of others |
| otiose | useless; futile |
| puerile | childish; juvenile |
| aleatory | dependent on luck or chance |
| asperity | roughness or harshness; severity |
| renunciation | rejection; refusal to acknowledge |
| unimpeachable | unquestionable; beyond doubt |
| inveigh | to disapprove angrily; to protest |
| lionize | to assign great social importance to; to treat as a celebrity |
| allay | to relieve; to alleviate |
| vitiate | to corrupt morally; to contaminate |
| recalcitrant | stubbornly resistant; showing opposition |
| exegesis | an explanation of a text; a critical interpretation |
| ameliorate | to make better; to improve |
| profligate | wasteful and immoral |