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AP Lang Vocab #11
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Fatuous | foolish or insane |
| Febrile | pertaining to or marked by fever; feverish |
| Furtive | taken, done, used, etc |
| Incredulous | not credulous, disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical |
| Interminable | incapable of being terminated; unending, monotonously or annoyingly protracted or continued; unceasing |
| Obliquely | having a slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined; devious, misleading, or dishonest |
| Pernicious | causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful; deadly |
| Sardonic | characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering |
| Ultimatum | a final, uncompromising demand or set of terms issued by a party to a dispute, the rejection o f which may lead to a severance of relations or to the use of force |
| Writhe | to twist the boy about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc; to shrink mentally, as in a cute discomfort |
| Astute | of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious; clever, cunning, ingenious |
| Beseech | to import urgently; to beg eagerly for |
| Capitulate | to surrender unconditionally o Ron stipulated terms |
| Deprecating | to express earnest disapproval of; to urge reasons against; protest against |
| Glean | to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit, to learn, discover, or find out, usually little by little |