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American Lit Vocab List 16
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| truncate | to shorten by cutting off |
| upbraid | to criticize or scold severly |
| cultivate | to nurture, improve, refine |
| dearth | a lack, scarcity |
| antithesis | the absolute opposite |
| apocryphal | fictitious, false, wrong |
| ribald | coarsely, crudely humorous |
| flout | to disregard or disobey openly |
| forbearance | patience, restraint, toleration |
| defunct | no longer used or existing |
| dirge | a mournful song, especially for a funeral |
| mercurial | characterized by rapid change or temperamentality |
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