AP Lit Vocab week 8

Platitude (noun)

a state of being dull or insipid

Epigram (noun)

a rhetorical device that is a memorable, brief, interesting, and surprising satirical statement

Witticism (noun)

a clever, witty, or ironic remark

Engender (verb)

(verb) to cause to exist or to develop

Discern (verb)

to come to know or to recognize mentally

Curmudgeon (noun)

a crusty, ill-tempered, and unusually old man

Euphony (noun)

a pleasing or sweet sound

Offal (noun)

rubbish

Motley (adj)

made up of different people or things

Gauche (adj)

lacking social experience or grace