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AP Lit vocab sets 1, 2, 3
Adjunct
an addition or supplement to something else
Banality
something commonplace or cliché, unoriginal or common
Bellwether
leader or indicator of something
Caterwaul
loud and unpleasant noise, to howl or screech like a cat
Chimerical
outrageous or crazy, absurd
Effete
weak, lacking in energy, exhausted, unable to produce
Metaphor
a NON-LITERAL comparison between two things in order to suggest a resemblance
Elegiac
mournful, accepting
Hidebound
conservative, old-fashioned, stubborn
Hierarchy
a power structure/order in government
Indignation
reaction as though one has been disrespected
Liturgy
a religious ritual or ceremony
Morass
a difficult thing to work your way through, a challenge (literally: a swampy, wet, sticky environment)
Simile
a comparison of two things using the words like and as
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