UNIT 4 Vocabulary

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UNIT 4 Vocabulary

• AP English 11

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aggrandize (v)

• to make great or greater in power, wealth, rank,
  or honor

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circumspect (adj)

• watchful and cautious discreet

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credulous (adj)

• willing to believe or trust too readily

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dichotomy (n)

• division into two usually contradictory parts or
  opinions

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exculpate (v)

• to free from blame or vindicate

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iconoclast (n)

• one who destroys sacred religious images or
  cherished beliefs

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mitigate (v)

• to make less severe

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obtuse (adj)

• not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or
  intellect dull

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ostentatious (adj)

• intended to attract notice and impress others

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perfunctory (adj)

• done routinely and with little interest or care

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proscribe (v)

• to denounce or condemn to prohibit

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reprobate (n)

• a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person

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stolid (adj)

• having or revealing little emotion or
  sensibility impassive