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AP Lit Vocab 2.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Protean | readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable |
| Unctuous | characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, especially in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or smug; of the nature of or characteristic of an unguent or ointment; oily; greasy |
| Torrid | subject to parching or burning heat, especially of the sun, as a geographical area: the torrid sands of the Sahara. oppressively hot, parching, or burning, as climate, weather, or air |
| Coquette | a woman who flirts lightheartedly with men to win their admiration and affection; flirt |
| Pariah | an outcast; any person or animal that is generally despised or avoided |
| Paragon | a model or pattern of excellence or of a particular excellence |
| Charlatan | a person who pretends or claims to have more knowledge or skill than he or she possesses; quack |
| Timorous | full of fear; fearful |
| Ethereal | light, airy, or tenuous: an ethereal world created through the poetic imagination. extremely delicate or refined: ethereal beauty. heavenly or celestial: gone to his ethereal home |
| Abscond | to depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution: The cashier absconded with the money. |
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