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Unit 3 Flashcards

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Sardonic (adj.)

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Synonyms: Sneering, Mocking, Contemptuous

Etymology: A poisonous plant in Sardinia caused the people who ate it to die with a twisted grin on their faces- so that they have appeared to have died laughing.

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Supercilious (adj.)

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Synonyms: Scornful, Contemptuous, Arrogant

Etymology: From the Latin words super (over or above) and cilium (eyebrow and arrogance)

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AP Lit Vocab (3 decks)

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