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AP Literature Vocabulary Set 12 Flashcards

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7145727108irascible(adj.) marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger0
7145728056grandiloquent(adj.) lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic in style, manner, or quality especially in language1
7145730335abject(adj.) sunk to or existing in a low state or condition; cast down in spirit2
7145731622obsolete(adj.) no longer in use or useful; of a kind or style no longer current; old-fashioned3
7145733283serendipitous(adj.) come upon or found by happy accident4
7145736243syllogism(n.) a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")5
7145739669discursive(adj.) moving from topic to topic without order; of or relating to discourse (verbal interchange of ideas)6
7145742919ascetic(adj.) practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline; austere in appearance, manner, or attitude7
7145747112rebuff(v.) to reject or criticize sharply; snub8
7145747769palpable(adj.) capable of being touched or felt; tangible; perceptible9

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