Q. 2-AP Lit. Vocab

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circumventing

(verb) find a way around

grandiose

(adj) impressive and imposing in appearance or style

egregious

(adj) outstandingly bad or shocking

discourse

(verb/noun) speak or write authoritatively about a topic

desolation

(n) a state of complete emptiness or destruction

inconceivable

(adj) not capable of being imagined or grasped mentally; unbelievable

abhorrent

(adj) inspiring disgust and loathing

hullabaloo

(n) a commotion

recondite

(adj) (of a subject or knowledge) little known, abstruse

interminable

(adj) endless

benign

(adj) gentle and kindly

inordinate

(adj) unusually or disproportionately large; excessive

sanctity

(n) the state of being holy, sacred, or saintly

rivulet

(n) a small stream

truculent

(adj) eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant

banality

(n) the face or condition of being banal; unoriginality

restive

(adj) stubbornly resisting control

mauve

(n/adj) pale purple

pulchritudinous

(adj) beautiful

connoisseur

(n) an expert judge in matters of taste

thwart

(v) prevent someone from accomplishing something