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AP Literature Vocabulary List 8 Flashcards

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5761550044Ubiquitouspresent everywhere at once, or seeming to be0
5761550045Degradingto cause somebody to feel shame and humiliation1
5761550720TenuousNot based on anything substantial2
5761550721Verbose/ Verbosityusing too many words3
5761551152Chimeraanimal with the body of mismatched animal parts4
5761551611Dichotomyseparation into two distinct categories5
5761551612Espouseto adopt or support something as a belief or cause; to speak for or to marry6
5761552165Ameliorateto improve something; or to become better7
5761552166Misconstrueto misinterpret something8
5761553871Ignominioustotal loss of dignity9
5761553872Juggernautan insensitive destructive force10
5761554646Patinaa pleasing surface sheen11
5761554647Prescienceforethought12
5761555440Pugnacity/Pugnaciousinclined to fight or be aggressive13
5761556267Temporalrelating to measured time; lasting a short amount of time14
5761556625Misnomerwrong or suitable name for something or somebody15
5761556626Equivocateto be deliberately unclear16
5761557165Altruismselflessness; to care about others more than yourself17
5761557166Privationlack of usual comforts of life18
5761557779Untowardunfavorable, unfortunate, or improper19

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