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american lit vocab
vocab for american lit exam midterm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| paradox | a statement that at first seems to be absurd or self-contradictory but turns out to be true |
| realm | a special feild of something or someone; kingdom |
| annals | historical records |
| compound | to increase or add to |
| tinge | a trace, smattering, or slight degree |
| voracious | desiring or consuming qreat quantities |
| indiscriminate | soaked, saturated, drenched |
| eminent | choosing at random without careful selection |
| steeped | of high reputation, outstanding |
| replete | completly filled or supplied with |
| abound | to exist in great numbers |
| technology | branch of knowledge dealing with engineering, applied, science, etc. |
| prognosticate | to predict or foretell a future |
| automaton | a robot; a mechanical person |
| matron | an older married women |
| badger | to pester, nag, annoy persistently |
| implore | to plead urgently for aid or mercy |
| drudgery | unpleasent dull, or hard work |
| interminable | unending |
| perceive | to understand, know, become aware of |
| clandestine | secret, undercover, hidden |
| ethics | a code of principles, moral philosophy |
| inane | foolish, silly, lacking sence or meaning |
| concur | to agree, to consent, to be in accord with |
| RAMPANT | going unchecked, widespread, flourishing, growing, uncontrollable |
| dregs | the mos worthless part |
| scurrilous | course, vulgar, using indecent or abusive language |
| solace | easing of grief, comfort, relief |
| frenzy | a wild fit, frantic outburst |
| aspirant | a candidate for a high position or better job |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for anything regarded unworthy |
| belligerent | warlike, given to waging war |
| castigate | to punish in order to correct |
| intimidate | to overawe, as though the force of personality or by superior display of wealth, talent |
| tangible | capable of being touched |
| feint | a movement in order to decieve an adverserary, a false attack |
| alacrity | cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness |
| laceration | a rough jagged cut, tear or wound |
| sordid | dirty, filthy, squalid |
| octogarian | a person being in his or her eighties |
| paucity | scarcity, shortage, small number |
| duplicity | cunning, trickery, double-dealing |
| distraught | mentally confused, crazed, harrassed, distracted |
| egregious | remarkably bad |
| acrimonious | bitter, caustic in temper |
| impunity | freedom from punishment |
| construe | to make a deduction |
| tolerate | to put up with, to bear, to allow |
| elicit | to draw forth, to distract, to evoke, to cause to be revealed |
| pernicious | harmful, causing injury, damaging, fatal |
| pugnacious | inclined to quarrel or fight readily |
| duress | compulsion by threat or force |
| flagrant | shockingly evident or noticable |
| admonish | to warn, advise, or counsel against something |
| inexorable | un yeilding, unalterable; inflexible |
| promulgate | to make known by open declaration |
| belittle | to regard or portray as less impressive |
| brash | impertinent; imprudent; tactless |
| scoff | to mock or jeer at |
| culprit | a person guilty or responsible for an offense or fault |
| disparage | to discredit, belittle |
| eschew | to aviod, keep away from |
| masticate | to chew up |
| laudable | praiseworthy, commendable |
| fiasco | complete failure |
| confidante | one to whom you confide your secrets |
| voluable` | talkative, chatty |
| obsolescence | proccess of wearing out |
| quell | put an end to |
| dubious | doubtful, uncertain |
| saLLY | a sudden rush forward |
| feasible | capable of being done |
| consternation | great fear of bewilderment |
| affluent | rich, wealthy, posperous |
| discern | to perceive, recognize, to make out clearly |
| perfunctory | done without care, careless, superficial |
| precocious | reaching maturity early |
| chagrin | feeling of disappoinment, humiliation |
| perverse | contrary, persisting in error |
| deride | to ridicule, scoff at |
| avid | eager |
| cajole | coax |
| rudimentary | elementary |
| enhance | intensify, heighten |
| nuance | slight variation in tone or meaning |
| furtive | secret, stealthy |
| felon | a person guilty of a major crime |
| plethora | excess |
| hapless | unfortunate |
| irate | angry, incensed |
| laconic | expressing much in few words |
| throng | crowd |
| intrepid | brave |
| accost | to approach and speak to |
| reticent | silent |
| pretext | an excuse |
| fabricate | to lie; to consture |
| adroit | Skillful |
| gesticulate | move the arms energetically |
| bristle | to have one's hair stand up |
| caustic | stinging; burning |
| condolence | expression of sympathy |
| dupe | an easily fooled person to fool |
| euphemism | saying something in a less direct way |
| incongruous | having inconsistent elements |
| infamous | evil |
| jostle | to push, to elbow |
| lackluster | lacking brightness |
| loathe | despise |
| mundane | earthly; ordinary |
| ominous | menacing, foreshadowing doom |
| reprimand | to scold severely |
| tremulous | trembling |
| wrest | seize |
| cessation | a pause |
| inadvertent | due to an oversight; negligent |
| incipient | just starting |
| repudiate | disown, refuse to accept |
| stipulate | make a specific demand |
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