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AP Lit Vocab #5 (Damon's)

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238031277adjure (v)to command solemnly
238031278boorish (adj)offensive, lacking manners, civility, or consideration
238031279chagrin (n)the emotion of humiliation or embarrassment arising from the disheartening experience
238031280efflorescent (adj)blossoming
238031281eke(v)to supplement through adversity, to survive or subsist by means of hard labor or strenuous effort
238031282gormandize (v)to eat in a greedy, ravenous manner
238031283graft (n)the unscrupulous use of rank or formal post for personal gain
238031284hallow (v)to establish as holy
238031285imperious (adj)haughty; urgent
238031286lissome (adj)supple, something easily bent
238031287miscegenation (n)interbreeding between members of different racial groups
238031288paragon (n)a peerless model or pattern of perfection, absolute and often hypothetical standard
238031289lustrous (adj)radiant; shining
238031290propound (v)to set forth
238031291refurbish (v)to renovate or repair
238031292satiate (v)to satisfy beyond reasonable expectation
238031293theocentric (adj)placing God at the center (of a system of beliefs)
238031294tort (n)in law, a civil misdeed requiring compensation
238031295undulate (v)move in a wavelike motion
238031296vivacious (adj)spirited, full of life

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