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AP Lit vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |