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ap eng. vocab vol. 1
words 1-20
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| discourse | verbal expression or exchange; conversation |
| eloquence | speak vividly and persuasively |
| incontrovertible | not able to be denied or disputed |
| objectivity | treating facts w/o influence from personal feelings or prejudices |
| penitient | expressing sorrow for ones misdeeds |
| substantiated | support with proof/evidence, verified |
| contemptuous | feeling hatred ; scornful |
| disdain | [n] contempt or scorn [a] regard or treat with contempt' look down upon |
| imperious | arrogantly domineering or overbearing |
| insipid | uninterseting; unchallenging |
| listless | lacking energy |
| embellish | make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate |
| ornate | elaborately decorated |
| ostenatious | showy or pertentious display |
| ebullience | intense entusiasm |
| auspicious | favorable ; promising |
| benevolent | well - meaning; generous |
| spurious | not genuine |
| clandestine | secretive |
| surreptitiously | done by secretive means |