126267918 | paroxysm | (n.) a sudden outburst; a spasm, convulsion | |
126267919 | pedantry | (n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details | |
126267920 | peregrination | (n.) the act of traveling; an excursion, especially on foot or to a foreign country | |
126267921 | redolent | (adj.) fragrant, smelling strongly; tending to arouse memories or create an aura | |
126267922 | refulgent | (adj.) shining, radiant, resplendent | |
126267923 | shibboleth | (n.) a word, expression, or custom that distinguishes a particular group of persons from all others; a commonplace saying or truism | |
126267924 | tyro | (n.) a beginner, novice; one with little or no background or skill | |
126267925 | unremitting | (adj.) not stopping, maintained steadily, never letting up, relentless | |
126267926 | vacillate | (v.) to swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another; to waver weakly in mind or will | |
126267927 | vituperative | (adj.) harshly abusive, severely scolding | |
126267928 | askance | (adv.) with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval | |
126267929 | attenuate | (v.) to make thin or slender; to weaken or lessen in force, intensity, or value | |
126267930 | benign | (adj.) gentle, kind; forgiving, understanding; having a favorable or beneficial effect; not malignant | |
126267931 | cavil | (v.) to find fault in a petty way, carp | |
126267932 | cavil | (n.) a trivial objection or criticism | |
126267933 | charlatan | (n.) one who feigns knowledge or ability; a pretender, impostor, or quack | |
126267934 | decimate | (v.) to kill or destroy a large part of | |
126267935 | foible | (n.) a weak point, failing, minor flaw | |
126267936 | forgo | (v.) to do without, abstain from, give up | |
126267937 | fraught | (adj.) full of or loaded with; accompanied by | |
126267938 | inure | (v.) to toughen, harden; to render used to something by long subjection or exposure | |
126267939 | luminous | (adj.) emitting or reflecting light, glowing; illuminating | |
126267940 | obsequious | (adj.) marked by slavish attentiveness; excessively submissive, often for purely self-interested reasons | |
126267941 | obtuse | (adj.) blunt, not coming to a point; slow or dull in understanding; measuring between 90 and 180 degrees; not causing a sharp impression | |
126267942 | oscillate | (v.) to swing back and forth with a steady rhythm; to fluctuate or waver | |
126267943 | penitent | (adj.) regretful for one's sins or mistakes | |
126267944 | penitent | (n.) one who is sorry for wrongdoing | |
126267945 | peremptory | (adj.) having the nature of a command that leaves no opportunity for debate, denial, or refusal; offensively self-assured, dictatorial determined, resolute | |
126267946 | rebuff | (v.) to snub; to repel, drive away | |
126267947 | rebuff | (n.) a curt rejection, a check | |
126267948 | reconnoiter | (v.) to engage in reconnaissance; to make a preliminary inspection | |
126267949 | shambles | (n.) a slaughterhouse; a place of mass bloodshed; a state of complete disorder and confusion, mess | |
126267950 | sporadic | (adj.) occurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order |
AP American Literature Vocabulary: Week 7
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