AP Eng. Vocab Set 1
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311864648 | alacrity | liveliness and eagerness | |
311864649 | infinitesimal | infinitely or immeasurably small | |
311864650 | nefarious | extremely wicked | |
311864651 | assonance | the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words | |
311864652 | Homily | a sermon, or a moralistic lecture | |
311864653 | curmudgeon | a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas | |
311864654 | dystopian | a futuristic society that seems perfect, but really is not | |
311864655 | inexpedient | not suitable or advisable | |
311864656 | gregariousness | the quality of being gregarious--having a dislike of being alone | |
311864657 | aggrived | feeling or expressing a sense of injustice, injury, or offense | |
311864658 | unconciliatory | provokes conflict or hostility | |
311864659 | perchance | by chance | |
311864660 | lionizes | To treat as an object of great importance | |
311864661 | admonishes | to scold or caution | |
311864662 | enumerates | to mention separately as if counting, to name one by one | |
311864663 | esoteric | confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle. Only understood by a small group. | |
311864664 | grandiose | impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur | |
311864665 | cacophonous | having an unpleasant sound | |
311864666 | unsurpations | unlawful seizure of rights or privileges | |
311864667 | explication | a detailed explanation of the meaning of something |