AP Literature: S2: Unit 6 Vocab Quiz

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austere

severe or stern in appearance; undecorated

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corpulent

fat; having a large, bulky body

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derisive

Expressing contempt or ridicule

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effeminate

having unsuitable feminine qualities

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jocund

Cheerful and lighthearted

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manifest

readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious

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ostentatious

marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy

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sanguine

ruddy; cheerfully optimistic

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strident

Harsh sounding; grating

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vehement

intense, forceful, powerful

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elegiac

Expressing sorrow or lamentation

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fecund

fertile; fruitful; productive

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fortuitous

happening by chance; fortunate

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infirmity

Physical or mental weakness or defect

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malady

A sickness or unhealthy condition

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nuance

a subtle expression of meaning or quality

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profligate

excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant

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remonstrance

A forcefully reproachful protest

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scintillate

To sparkle; to twinkle; to sparkle intellectually

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vitiate

to reduce the value of, debase, spoil, make ineffective

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