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Lesson Two. AP Power Plu s. antithesis. An exact opposite; an opposite extreme. maelstrom. Whirlpool; turbulence; agitated state of mind. chagrin. Embarrassment; a complete loss of courage. emendation. A correction. bauble. A showy but useless thing. diaphanous. Very sheer and light.
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Lesson Two AP Power Plus
antithesis • An exact opposite; an opposite extreme
maelstrom • Whirlpool; turbulence; agitated state of mind
chagrin • Embarrassment; a complete loss of courage
emendation • A correction
bauble • A showy but useless thing
diaphanous • Very sheer and light
labyrinth • A complicated network of winding passages; a maze
gloat • To look at or think about with great satisfaction
impediment • A barrier; obstruction
impotent • Powerless; lacking strength
E- • Out or completely
bestial • Savage; brutal
effete • Worn out; barren
nihilism • A total rejection of established laws
shard • A fragment
bland • Mild; tasteless; dull
somn • sleep
pot • To drink
vac • empty
sid • To sit, or settle
Pre- • Before; in front of
In- • not
Dis- • Not or apart