Vocab XXI
AP English Lit. with Mc Grath at Warren High School
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caustic
very sarcastic and intended to mock, offend, or belittle somebody;corrosive or burning by chemical action
dissolute
overindulging in physical pleasures in a way that is considered immoral or harmful
ebullient
full of cheerful excitement or enthusiasm
entourage
group of special employees who go with a high-ranking or famous person on visits and engagements
extol
to praise somebody or something with great enthusiasm and admiration
meet (not in the rendezvous sense)
an occasion at which numbers of competitors and spectators come together; the period before a hunt when the riders and hounds gather together
poignant
causing a sharp sense of sadness, pity, or regret
resolute
possessing determination and purposefulness
turgid
pompous, boring, and overcomplicated
xenophobic
an intense fear or dislike of foreign people, their customs and culture, or foreign things
chastening
to make somebody less self-satisfied or self-assertive and more subdued
corporeal
relating to or involving the physical body rather than the mind or spirit; material or physical rather than spiritual
derive
obtain something from a source, or come from a source; to reach a conclusion about something by reasoning
dubious
not sure about an outcome or conclusion; likely to be dishonest, untrustworthy, or morally worrisome in some way
ethos
the fundamental and distinctive character of a group, social context, or period of time, typically expressed in attitudes, habits, and beliefs
equivocal
open to more than one interpretation, especially in being deliberately expressed in an ambiguous way in an attempt to mislead somebody
errant
behaving in an unacceptable manner; wandering from an intended course, or not reaching an intended destination
goad
to provoke or incite somebody into action
resplendent
having a dazzlingly impressive appearance
ruminate
to think carefully and at length about something
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