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AP Literature Vocab 8 Flashcards

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6126214817recreant(n.) a coward; a traitor0
6126218806miscreant(n.) a vicious or depraved person; a villain1
6126220753desultory(adj.) wandering from subject to subject; rambling; lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order2
6126225234sibilant(adj.) hissing; characterized by a hissing sound3
6126228016apotheosis(n.) the finest example; epitome; quintessence4
6126231284proletariat(n.) a member of the working class5
6126236031specious(adj.) pleasing to the eye but deceptive; misleading; superficially pleasing or plausible6
6126239625fulminate(v.) to voice disapproval or protest7
6126241617jejune(adj.) without interest; dull; insipid8
6126243706hegemony(n.) influence or domination over; leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over another9
6126249144dross(n.) refuse or waste10
6126251650verisimilitude(n.) authenticity; the appearance of truth11
6126253799abnegate(v.) to refuse or deny oneself; to renounce12
6126256013polyglot(n.) someone who knows/uses two or more languages13
6126258651gravitas(n.) seriousness, as in conduct or speech14

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