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AP english lang quiz
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| showing great attention to detail or correct behavior | punctilious |
| behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others. | supercilious |
| unwilling or unable to believe something. | incredulous |
| pale and giving the impression of illness or exhaustion. | wan |
| to confirm, support with evidence | corroborate |
| an indication or hint. | intimation |
| disdainful pride | hauteur |
| a tendency to be too ready to believe that something is real or true. | credulity |
| strongly reminiscent or suggestive of | redolent |
| remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one. | innuendo |
| a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause. | melancholy |
| docile, meek, or yielding to authority. | submiss |
| having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless. | vacuous |
| artificial adoption of behavior, speech, to impress others | affectation |
| showing great attention to detail or correct behavior. | punctilious |
| the act of walking or performing complex behaviors while asleep | somnambulatory |
| apparently attractive but having in reality no value or integrity. | meretricious |
| someone noble, generous, and forgiving, particularly toward rivals or after being wronged | magnanimous |
| something that acts as an omen, specifically foreboding or predicting future unpleasant events. | portentous |
| deserving reward or praise. | meritorious |
| too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words. | ineffable |
| quick to argue or oppose; aggressively defiant. | truculent |
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