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Vocabulary 3 AP Lang
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Vitriolic | language that is cruel or angry towards someone |
| Zealous | supporting someone with great energy |
| Turgid | writing or speech that is boring or difficult to understand |
| Timid | not having courage or confidence |
| Strident | forceful and determined, especially in a way that is offensive or annoying |
| Sanguine | happy and hopeful about the future |
| Restrained | behavior that is calm and controlled |
| Quizzical | you do not understand something but you might ind it amusing |
| Provocative | intention to make people angry or upset, or to cause a lot of discussion |
| Pretentious | someone who tries to be more important, intelligent, or high class in order to impress other people |
| Penitent | feeling sorry because you have done something wrong, and are intending not to do it again |
| Pedantic | paying to much attention to rules or small unimportant details |
| Obscure | difficult to understand |
| Obtuse | slow to understand things, but in a way that is annoying |
| Malicious | very unkind and cruel |