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AP Lang Vocab set 3
See actual handout paper for examples for most words.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Akin | Similar or closely related to something; related by blood |
| Corroborate | To give or represent evidence of the truth of something |
| Inexorable | Unyielding; unalterable; relentless |
| Insipid | Without distinctive or stimulating qualities; lacking taste |
| Nefarious | Extremely wicked or villainous |
| Physiognomy | The outward (facial) appearance of anything, takes as offering some insight into its character |
| Retinue | A body of attendants upon an important person |
| Suppliant | Asking humbly and earnestly; as words, actions |
| Tedium | The quality or state of being wearisome; boredom |
| Torrid | Subject to parching or burning heat, especially of the sun |
| Affront | Deliberate act or display of disrespect; insult |
| Blase | Indifferent to or bored with life; apathetic to pleasure as a result of excessive indulgences |
| Cajole | To persuade by flattery or promises |
| Choleric | Extremely irritable or easily angered |
| Encumber | Burden or weigh down; to hinder |