AP english : vocab unit 1-2 Flashcards
1
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Jingoist
A
One who boasts about his patriotism and favors a warlike foreign policy.
2
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Lothario
A
Rake, seducer, lover
3
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Maverick
A
One who acts independently
4
Q
Nemesis
A
Agent of retribution, just punishment
5
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Philanderer
A
One who makes love insincerely
6
Q
Philippic
A
Bitter verbal attack
7
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Procrustean
A
Designed to secure conformity, drastic
8
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Protean
A
Changeable, taking on different forms
9
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Pyrrhic victory
A
A victory that is especially costly
10
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Quixotic
A
Romantically idealistic, impractical
11
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Saturnine
A
Sluggish, gloomy, grave
12
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Solecism
A
Standard use of words, violation of good manners
13
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Spoonerism
A
An unintentional change of sounds
14
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Sybarite
A
One who is fond of luxury and soft living
15
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Tawdry
A
Cheap, gaudy, showy
