AP Lit Vocab Words #12 Flashcards
1
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Elegiac
A
(adj.) expressing sorrow; like a elegy
2
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Fecund
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(adj.) fertile, fertil; capable of producing offspring
3
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Fortuitous
A
(adj.) happening by chance, unplanned (positive)
4
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Infirmity
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(noun) illness, a physical ailment or vulnerability (temporary)
5
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Malady
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(noun) disorder, a chronic deep seated disease
6
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Nuance
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(noun) a subtle difference in meaning, innuendo, subtly
7
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Profligate
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(adj.) utterly and shamelessly immoral
8
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Remonstrance
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(noun) complaint, objection, protest
9
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Scintillate
A
(verb) to sparkle, to twinkle
10
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Vitiate
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(verb) to contaminate, to impair the effectiveness of
