Week Five AP Lit Vocabulary Flashcards

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Malady

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n, a disease, an illness

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Corpulent

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adj, large, bulky body

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Derisive

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adj, contemptuous (verb: deride–to express contempt)

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Penitent

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adj, feeling remorse

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Inundate

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v, to overwhelm, flood

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Secular

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adj, life not ruled by religion

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Censure

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v, to express disapproval (noun: a formal expression of disapproval)

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Defray

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v, to pay for something

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Interloper

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n, an outsider who intrudes

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Fatuous

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adj, foolishly silly