Ap Lit Terms 2

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Abrasive

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any material or substance used for grinding, polishing, etc., as emery, pumice, or sandpaper.—adjectivetending to abrade; causing abrasion; abrading.tending to annoy or cause ill will; overly aggressive: an abrasive personality.

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Bilk

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to defraud; cheat: He bilked the government of almost a million dollars.to evade payment of (a debt).

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Covert

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concealed; secret; disguised.covered; sheltered.Law. (of a wife) under the protection of one's husband.

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Engender

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To produce, cause, or give rise to: Hatred engenders violence.

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Hangar

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A shed or shelter.any relatively wide structure used for housing airplanes or airships.

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Knotty

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Having knots; full of knots: a knotty piece of wood.involved, intricate, or difficult: a knotty problem

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Nuance

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S subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.a very slight difference or variation in color or tone.

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Plagiarism

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An act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the original author: It is said that he plagiarized Thoreau's plagiarism of a line written by Montaigne. Synonyms: appropriation, infringement, piracy, counterfeiting; theft, borrowing, cribbing, passing off.

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Renown

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widespread and high repute; fame.Obsolete. report or rumor.

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Tangent

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In immediate physical contact; touching.Geometry.touching at a single point, as a tangent in relation to a curve or surface.in contact along a single line or element, as a plane with a cylinder.

an abrupt change of course