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Unit 1 vocab
Ap vocab practice
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English
11th Grade
01/13/2010

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Antithesis
Definition

an exact opposite;

 

ex: ying yang sign

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Bauble
Definition

a showy but useless thing

 

ex: a diamond ring

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Maelstrom

Definition
whirlpool, agitated state of mind
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Shard

 

Definition

a fragment:

 

ex: a piece of glass

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nihilism

Definition
a total rejection of established laws
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Labyrinth

Definition

a complicated network of winding passages

 

ex: a maze

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Gloat
Definition
to look at or think about with great satisfaction
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Effete

Definition

wornout,

 

ex: a wornout tire

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Diaphanous
Definition
very sheerlight, transparent
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impediment
Definition

a barrier, obstruction'

 

ex: fence

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chagrin
Definition
embarrassment: a complete loss of courage
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emendation
Definition
a correction
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Bestial
Definition
savage, brutal, cruel
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Impotent
Definition
powerless; lacking strength with out the gun
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bland
Definition
mild, tasteless,dull
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