AP Lang Vocab 19 Flashcards
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12691370363 | Wraith | (noun): a ghost or specter; a ghost of a living person seen just before his or her death | 0 | |
12691370364 | Pulchritude | (noun): beauty | 1 | |
12691370365 | Fanatical | (adj.): acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion | 2 | |
12691370366 | Surly | (adj.): rude and bad-tempered | 3 | |
12691370367 | Sully | (verb): to tarnish; to taint | 4 | |
12691370368 | Decorum | (noun): appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety | 5 | |
12691370369 | Irascible | (adj.): easily made angry | 6 | |
12691370370 | Parry | (verb): to ward off or deflect, especially by a quick-witted answer | 7 | |
12691370371 | Diffident | (adj.): lacking self-confidence | 8 | |
12691370372 | Contrite | (adj.): deeply sorrowful and repentant for a wrong | 9 | |
12691370373 | Lugubrious | (adj.): sorrowful; mournful; dismal | 10 | |
12691370374 | Opprobrium | (noun): public disgrace | 11 |