Unit 6 Definitions - AP Lang Flashcards
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| 5772735948 | anathema | (n) Someone/Something intensely disliked, cursed, or shunned | 0 | |
| 5772735949 | assuage | (v) 1. to satisfy 2.to lessen/reduce the intensity of | 1 | |
| 5772735950 | avuncular | (adj.) familiar and indulgent | 2 | |
| 5772735951 | convivial | (adj.) sociable | 3 | |
| 5772735952 | eclectic | (adj.) Combining elements from a variety of sources | 4 | |
| 5772735953 | epigram | (n.) a short witty poem or saying | 5 | |
| 5772735954 | expound | (v.) to explain in detail | 6 | |
| 5772735955 | intrinsic | (adj.) relating to the essential nature of something | 7 | |
| 5772735956 | inveterate | (adj.) habitual or deeply persistent | 8 | |
| 5772735957 | mogul | (n.) a powerful or wealthy person | 9 | |
| 5772735958 | munificent | (adj.) extremely generous | 10 | |
| 5772735959 | nascent | (adj.) beginning to exist | 11 | |
| 5772735960 | perspicacious | (adj.) clear sighted | 12 | |
| 5772735961 | philistine | (n.) one who is indifferent to or disdainful of intellectual values (adj.) ignorant of artistic or intellectual qualities | 13 | |
| 5772735962 | propitious | (adj.) tending to assist | 14 |