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AP Lang Vocab 3
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Literature
11th Grade
09/24/2009

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Paradigm
Definition
systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word
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Precipitous
Definition
hasty: done with very great haste and without due deliberation; abrupt: extremely steep
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Sanguine
Definition
confidently optimistic and cheerful
a blood-red color
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Unctuous
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buttery: unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
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Vacuous
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Empty, Vast
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Redolent
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evocative: serving to bring to mind
noticeably odorous
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Redundant
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excess: more than is needed, desired, or required
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Reparation
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compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury
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Acumen
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a tapering point
insightfulness: shrewdness shown by keen insight
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Chicanery
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trickery: the use of tricks to deceive someone
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Delerious
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experiencing delirium
marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
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Epiphany
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a divine manifestation
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Facetious
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bantering: cleverly amusing in tone
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Homogenous
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homogeneous: all of the same or similar kind or nature
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incognito
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without revealing one's identity
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Kinetic
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relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith
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Loquacious
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chatty: full of trivial conversation
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Lugubrious
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excessively mournful
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Nihilism
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a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake
complete denial of all established authority and institutions
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Obsequious
Definition
bootlicking: attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
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