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AP Lit vocab

QuestionAnswer
Deride to make fun of or scoff at; ridicule; mock
Parsimonious excessively frugal or sparing; miserly; sparse; using the smallest amount possible
Stoic unmoved by joy or grief and willing to submit without complaint to unavoidable necesity
Commiserate to feel or express pity for another; pity
blithe light-heartedly joyful or cheerful
poignant deeply affecting the emotions; keenly distressing
elucidate to clarify by illustrating, explanation, or interpretation
philistine a person who is guided by materialism and is usually disdainful of intellectual or artistic values; boorish
timorous full of fear
peruse to examine or study; scrutinize
berate to scold harshly; upbraid; censure
nettle to irrate, annoy, or provoke
decorous behaving in a respectful, correct manner
reticent disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved
recalcitrant resisting authority or control; rebellious; refracting
pragmatic emphasizing practicality and realistic consequences
oedipal having emotions, usually unconscious, involving the desire of a child, especially male, to possess sexually the parent of the opposite sex while excluding parent of same sex (Freudian)
meet suitable; fitting; proper
syntax formation of sentences and phrases from words
extemporaneous not planned ahead of time; impromptu; spontaneous
regale to give lavish pleasure to; delight; amuse
dally toact playfully; to waste time
inimical adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable; harmful
misogynistic having or showing a hatred and distrust of women
equanimity composure (dignified calmness); cooless
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