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American Literature
Ch. 9-13 Vocab (Youngs)
Question | Answer |
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American Literature 11 (Youngs) Ch. 9-13 VOCAB | |
cacophony | a harsh or discordant sound; dissonance |
accolade | a mark of acknowledgment; an award |
forebodding | an omen, prediction, or presentiment especially of coming evil; a portent |
furlough | a leave of absence from duty granted, especially a soldier |
incredulously | skeptically; unbelievingly |
latent | dormant; quiescent |
incarnate | to give bodily from and substance to; to realize; to actualize |
obstanate | not easily subdued, remedied, or removed |
incongruity | the state of being incompatible; lack of harmony |
languid | drooping from exhaustion; weak |