Unit 21
Terms
undefined, object
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- travesty
- poor representation or imitation; distortion
- bon mot
- a witty remark or saying
- peon
- various laborers who are generally landless
- redoubtable
- arousing fear
- misogyny
- a hatred toward females
- plenary
- complete in every way; full
- stolid
- showing or having little or no emotion
- digress
- to deviate from the original subject or course
- potboiler
- a poorly done artistic work, often for quick profit
- vignette
- a short, descriptive literary sketch
- xeric
- characterized by or adapted to a dry habitat
- plutocrat
- a member of the controlling upper-class
- succor
- something that gives relief or aid
- clandestine
- marked by secrecy
- furlough
- a leave of absence