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Title: AP ENG Vocab 1

Description: Dogmatic, Divest, Pandemic, Rife, Sentient, Stratum

Total Flash Cards: 10

Created: 09/12/2007 19:04:03

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Term
Dogmatic (adj)
 Definition
asserting without proof

Let us all shun Bush for his dogmatic belief in this ridicules war.
Term
Divest (v)
 Definition
to deprive of rights, rank, etc

I would like to divest Bush of his title
Term
Pandemic (n)
 Definition
epidemic over a large region

Bush's idiocy has created a pandemic of hatred against the US.
Term
Rife (adj)
 Definition
abundant with

Our government is rife with corruption.
Term
Sentient (adj)
 Definition
conscious

A desk is sentient.
Term
Stratum (n)
 Definition
level

Bush has the highest stratum of power with the lowest stratum of intelligence.
Term
Trajectory (n)
 Definition
the curved path of something hurled through space
Term
Umbrage (n)
 Definition
offense resentment or displeasure

I take umbrage with what Bush said in his speech.
Term
Vernacular (n)
 Definition
native to the country (language)

Clinton has been criticized for using black English vernacular while in the South.
Term
Vindicate (v)
 Definition
to justify

There is no way to vindicate his idiotic actions.