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Vocab Plus Words
Words collected throughout the 1st semester of AP Language and Composition
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English
12th Grade
01/29/2009

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effect (v)
Definition
to cause to come into being, to accomplish something
Ex: the new administration hopes to effect a peace settlement
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effect (n)
Definition
the result of a cause
Ex: many scientists fear the future effects of global warming
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affect (v)
Definition
to produce an effect upon, to act upon
Ex: paralysis affected his limbs
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affect (n)
Definition
a set of observable manifestations of a subjectively experienced emotion, emotional response to something
Ex: patients…showed perfectly normal reactions and affects
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affect (n)
Definition
a set of observable manifestations of a subjectively experienced emotion, emotional response to something
Ex: patients…showed perfectly normal reactions and affects
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commensurate
Definition
corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree, proportionate
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blandishment
Definition
something that tends to coax or cajole, something that persuades you to do something
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frippery
Definition
1. obsolete
2. frivolous
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jeremiad
Definition
a prolonged lamentation or complaint
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dispensation
Definition
1. a system of revealed commands and promises regulating human affairs
2. exemption from the law
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solipsism
Definition
a theory holding that the self can know nothing but its own modifications and that the self is the only existent thing
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fecund
Definition
1. fruitful in offspring
2. intellectually productive or inventive to a marked degree
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complicit
Definition
association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act, accomplice
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hubristic
Definition
exaggerated pride or self-confidence
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confer
Definition
1. to compare views
2. to give (as a property or characteristic) to someone or something; Ex: a reputation for power will confer power
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vacillate
Definition
to fluctuate between feelings
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cleave
Definition
1. to split
2. to be loyal to another; to cling to them
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dissemble
Definition
to hide under a false appearance, to put on the appearance of something else; simulation
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matrix
Definition
something from which something else originates
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axiom
Definition
an established rule or principle or a self-evident truth, it is accepted as the truth
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patriarchy
Definition
the father is in charge of the household
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cull
Definition
to choose from the group, can either choose the best, or pick out the worst and weakest in order to leave only the best
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dandy
Definition
1. a man who gives exaggerated attention to personal appearance
2. something exceptional in its class
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drudgery
Definition
uninspiring and menial labor
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insinuate
Definition
to introduce (as an idea) gradually or in a subtle, indirect, or covert way; to imply
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ornery
Definition
irritable disposition
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sidle
Definition
to shift oneself sideways
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passel
Definition
a large number or amount
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brawn
Definition
muscular strength
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fracas
Definition
a noisy quarrel
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clod
Definition
a dense person
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recrimination
Definition
a retaliatory accusation
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ruckus
Definition
a fight
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yen
Definition
a strong desire
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nemesis
Definition
an enemy
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aplomb
Definition
complete and confident composure or self-assurance
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subside
Definition
to lessen
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brood
Definition
to gloomily ponder
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garish
Definition
extremly vivid: garish images- bad, garish colors- good, flashy
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trite
Definition
unoriginal
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lucid
Definition
having a clear understanding
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ephemeral
Definition
lasting only for a short time
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limpid
Definition
clear, simple, untroubled
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pallid
Definition
dull
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mutable
Definition
changeable
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verboten
Definition
forbidden (adj)
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jingoistic
Definition
extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by an assertive foreign policy
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ontological
Definition
argues the nature of existence
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motley
Definition
composed of several diverse elements
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muzzy
Definition
1. something hazy
2. being confused
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atavistic
Definition
recurrence of or reversion to a past style, manner, outlook, approach, or activity; a throwback
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