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AP English Unit 3
AP English Unit 3 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ancillary | subordinate or supplementary [auxiliary, accessory] |
| bowdlerize | remove material considered offensive [censor, purge] |
| condescend | to come down or stoop to a lower level [deign] |
| cozen | to trick; cheat or swindle [dupe, deceive, beguile] |
| enclave | enclosed district, region, or area inhabited by a particular group of people [subgroup] |
| forte | strong point; what a person does best [gift, aptitude] |
| gratis | free; without charge |
| icon | representation or image of a sacred personage; image or picture; object of blind devotion [emblem, idol] |
| interstice | small, narrow space between things [gap, slot] |
| macrocosm | the universe considered as a whole; entire complex structure of something [cosmos] |
| mountebank | a trickster or swindler; charlatan [impostor] |
| paean | song of praise, joy, or triumph [hymn, ode, anthem] |
| persiflage | lighthearted joking, talk, or writing [banter, jesting] |
| plethora | overfullness; superabundance [surplus, glut, excess] |
| pragmatic | concerned with practical considerations or values; stiff in one's opinions [businesslike] |
| quizzical | puzzled; mocking; odd [peculiar, mystified] |
| rapacity | inordinate greed; disposition to obtain one's desires by force [avarice, cupidity] |
| schism | formal split within a religious organization; division of a group into hostile factions [rift, breach] |
| therapeutic | having the power to heal or cure; beneficial [curative, salutary] |
| virtuoso | brilliant performer; masterly or brilliant [expert, prodigy, maestro] |