AP LIT UNIT 2 VOCABULARY

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donnybrook

Fight, uproar.
Some synonyms are brawl, quarrel, and altercation.
Antonym is agreement.

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interlocutor

Someone who participates in conversation.

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carte blanche

boundless authority, unlimited power to act:
Synonyms: free rein, sanction
antonym: restriction

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rife

abundant, prevalent
Synonym: overflowing
Antonym: lacking, limited

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contemptuous

haughty, scornful
synonym: arrogant, derisive
antonym: humble, polite

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stygian

dark and forbidding
synonym: shadowy
antonym: bright, illuminated

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vestige

a trace or evidence of something that once existed but is no longer present.
synoym: remnant

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nomenclature

a technical name or naming system in art or science
synonym: terminology

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incantation

a chant; a recited magic spell
synonym: invocation

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metamorphosis

a transformation or dramatic change
synonym: mutation
antonym: stasis

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nonchalant

unconcerned, indifferent
synonym: detached; relaxed
antonym: excited, concerned, alarmed

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Procrustean

marked by a disregard for individual differences or circumstances.
synonym: ruthless, undiscriminating
antonym: sympathetic, compassionate

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Sophistry

a deliberately deceptive or misleading argument
synonym: ruse
antonym: truth

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cosmopolitan

worldly, sophisticated
synonym: cultured
antonym: provincial

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brigand

a robber, bandit
synonym: outlaw

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