AP Lit 8 Flashcards

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Acquiesce

A

To accept something reluctantly without protest

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2
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Amity

A

A friendly relationship

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3
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Arduous

A

Involving or requiring strenuous effort

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4
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Gestalt

A

An organized whole that is perceived by more than the sum of its parts

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5
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Inundate

A

To overwhelm someone with things or people

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6
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Perjury

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The act of lying under oath

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7
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Perspicuity

A

Clearness of lucidity as of a statement

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8
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Preposterous

A

Utterly absurd or ridiculous

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9
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Trepidation

A

A feeling or fear about something that may happen

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10
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Voluble

A

Talking fluidly, readily, or incessantly

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