APLIT vocab list 6

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Allegorical

Allegorical

symbolic

Transitory

short-lived or temporary

Pedantic

An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish.

Primitive

ancient, basic, elementary

Nostalgic

having a longing for things past

Litany

a tedious recital or repetitive series.

Disdain

contempt, scorn

Polemic

controversy; argument; verbal attack

Epigraph

a short quotation or saying at the beginning of a book or chapter, intended to suggest its theme.

Idiosyncratic

Peculiar to one person; highly individualized

Certitude

absolute certainty or conviction that something is the case

Elegiac

Expressing sorrow or lamentation

Dejection

lowness of spirits; sadness; depression

Solace

(n.) comfort, relief; (v.) to comfort, console

Fissure

an opening; a groove; a split

Artifice

deception; trickery

Profligate

wasteful and immoral

Allege

to assert without proof or confirmation

Assert

(v.) to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully

Broach

to bring up a subject for discussion

Characterize

To describe the character and qualities of someone or something

Dramatize

To relate or represent in a dramatic or theatrical manner.

Imply

to suggest

Indicate

to show or point out

Paraphrase

to restate in other words

Rebuff

to reject bluntly

Modify

change