AP Lit Vocab 8 Flashcards
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| 8613436401 | allay | lessen the intensity of or calm |  | 0 |
| 8613436402 | ameliorate | get better |  | 1 |
| 8613436403 | asperity | harshness of manner |  | 2 |
| 8613436404 | exegesis | an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible) |  | 3 |
| 8613436405 | extradite | hand over to the authorities of another country |  | 4 |
| 8613436406 | hypocrisy | insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have |  | 5 |
| 8613436407 | inveigh | speak against in an impassioned manner |  | 6 |
| 8613436408 | lionize | assign great social importance to |  | 7 |
| 8613436409 | pander | play up to another's desires and weaknesses |  | 8 |
| 8613436410 | profligate | unrestrained by convention or morality |  | 9 |
| 8613436411 | recalcitrant | marked by stubborn resistance to authority |  | 10 |
| 8613436412 | renunciation | rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid |  | 11 |
| 8613436413 | unimpeachable | completely acceptable |  | 12 |
| 8613436414 | unwieldy | difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape |  | 13 |
| 8613436415 | vitiate | take away the legal force of or render ineffective |  | 14 |