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AP Lit > Chunks 9 & 10 > Flashcards

Chunks 9 & 10 Flashcards

1
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August

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Adjective.

Majestic; venerable; respected and impressive

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2
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Frorward

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Adjective
Intractable; not willing to yield or comply; stubborn; difficult to deal with
(NOT FORWARD)

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3
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Fetter

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Verb

To shackle; to put in chains; restrain with chains

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4
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Pundit

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Noun

A learned scholar; an authority on a subject; expert in a particular subject

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5
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Venal

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Adjective

Corruptible; open to bribery

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Belie

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Verb

Contradict; five a false impression

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7
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Prosaic

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Adjective

Everyday; mundane; commonplace; trite; pedestrian

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8
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Hermetic

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Adjective

Sealed by fusion; compete and airtight

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9
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Fervor

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Noun

Zeal; ardor; intense emotion

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10
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Endemic

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Adjective

Prevailing in a specific area; regularly found among particular people or in a certain area

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Reticent

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Adjective

Reserved; untalkative; silent; taciturn

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Rapacious

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Adjective

Voracious; greedy; plundering

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13
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Coeval

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Adjective

Of the same period; coexisting; person of roughly the same age as oneself

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Austere

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Adjective

Forbiddingly stern; simple; unadorned; very plain

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15
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Indolence

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Noun

Laziness

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16
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Capricious

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Adjective

Fickly; whimsical; given to change; unpredictable

17
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Edifying

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Adjective

Enlightening

18
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Philistine

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Adjective

A smug, ignorant person; own who lacks knowledge

19
Q

Maladroit

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Adjective

Clumsy; bungling

20
Q

Detumescence

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Noun

Diminishing or lessening of swelling

21
Q

Stygian

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Adjective

Gloomy; dark

22
Q

Calumniate

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Verb

To slander; present false accusal

23
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Baneful

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Adjective

Causing harm or ruin; pernicious; destructive

24
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Ameliorate

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Verb

Improve; make better

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