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AP Literature Vocabulary: Unit 13 Flashcards

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6591033485Accolade(n.) praise or approval; ceremonial embrace or greeting0
6591033486Acerbity(n.) sourness or bitterness of taste; harshness or severity of manner or expression1
6591033487Attrition(n.) process of wearing down by friction or gradual impairment2
6591033488Bromide(n.) trite or commonplace remark; tiresome or boring person; sedative3
6591033489Chauvinist(adj.) extravagantly patriotic; blindly devoted to a cause; (n.) such a person4
6591033490Chronic(adj.) continuing over a long period of time or recurring often5
6591033491Expound(v.) to explain in detail6
6591033492Factionalism(n.) party strife and intrigue7
6591033493Immaculate(adj.) spotless; without blemish or fault8
6591033494Imprecation(n.) curse; the act of cursing9
6591033495Ineluctable(adj.) not able to be avoided, changed, or overcome10
6591033496Mercurial(adj.) characterized by rapid and unpredictable changes of mood; fickle or inconstant11
6591033497Palliate(v.) to make less serious or sever by glossing over; to relieve without actually curing, mitigate12
6591033498Protocol(n.) customs and regulations dealing with official behavior and etiquette, as in a court or among diplomats; type of international agreement; memorandum, official account, or record13
6591033499Resplendent(adj.) shining or gleaming brilliantly; splendid or magnificent14
6591033500Stigmatize(v.) to brand or mark as in some way discreditable, disgraceful, or ignominious15
6591033501Sub rosa(adv.) in secret; confidentially; privately; (adj.) secretive16
6591033502Vainglory(n.) excessive pride in and boastfulness about one's own accomplishments or qualities; vain show or display17
6591033503Vestige(n.) trace or visible evidence of something that once existed but now is lost or vanished18
6591033504Volition(n.) power to choose, will, or decide; act of choosing, willing, or deciding19

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