Unit 6: Novel Study: Americanah, Chapters 31–55

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  1. torpor
    inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of energy
  2. berate
    censure severely or angrily
  3. epicene
    having an ambiguous sexual identity
  4. prejudice
    a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue
  5. stolid
    having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
  6. diagnose
    determine the nature of a problem or an illness
  7. jubilant
    full of high-spirited delight
  8. insouciant
    marked by unconcern
  9. ostentatious
    tawdry or vulgar
  10. diligent
    characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks
  11. feign
    make believe with the intent to deceive
  12. enervate
    weaken physically, mentally, or morally
  13. incongruous
    lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
  14. vacuous
    devoid of significance or point
  15. desultory
    marked by lack of definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
  16. obsequious
    attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner
  17. artifice
    the use of deception or trickery
  18. bilious
    irritable as if suffering from indigestion
  19. maudlin
    very sentimental or emotional
  20. spectral
    resembling or characteristic of a phantom
  21. dissemble
    make believe with the intent to deceive
  22. euphemism
    an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one
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