AP Lit Vocab 6

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adulation

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Noun: Submissive flattery

Sentence: Adulation is the best for you, and adulation is the worse for them.

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censure

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Noun: Harsh disapproval

Sentence: The U.S. Congress censures, and the media rebukes.

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adulation

Noun: Submissive flattery

Sentence: Adulation is the best for you, and adulation is the worse for them.

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censure

Noun: Harsh disapproval

Sentence: The U.S. Congress censures, and the media rebukes.

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dissemble

Verb: Behave unnaturally

Sentence: The boy smiles as he wins, but the boy dissembles as he loses.

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dissimulation

Noun: The act of deceiving

Sentence: The untrained can’t see through lies, but the trained can see through dissimulations.

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droll

Adj: funny in an odd manner

Sentence: The droll cat, the serious cat

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expectorate

Verb: Clear out chest and lungs

Sentence: The air expectorates, but the air returns.

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palpate

Verb: examine a body part by feel

Sentence: Ask the doctor to palpate, and ask the scientist to avoid.

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peremptory

Adj: Put an end to all debate or action

Sentence: As there is more sound, there is more peremptory silence.

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pusillanimous

Adj: Lacking in courage

Sentence: The bigger the fierce foe, the smaller the pusillanimous hero.

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surfeit

Noun: The state of being more than full

Sentence: The surfeit is full, but the harvest is null.