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Vocab words for AP World Lit
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12th Grade
02/15/2012
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allocation
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(n) a part that is shared
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ascetic
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(n) someone who gives up material things
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beguile
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(v) to decieve or to amuse
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crass
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(adj) rude
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defray
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(v)to pay
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dint
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(n) power
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enjoin
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(v) to order to do something
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envoy
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(n) a messenger
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interloper
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(n) someone who goes where they don't belong
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vicarious
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(adj) living through someone else
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admonish
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(v) gently warn or instruct
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akimbo
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(adj) bent outward
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lassitude
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(adj) weariness; fatigue
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licentious
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(adj) without moral restraint
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muse
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(v) to reflect
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pecuniary
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(adj) having to do with money
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plight
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(n) unfortunate state
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presumptuous
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(adj) someone who takes things for granted
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subversive
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(adj) designed to overthrow government
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vacuous
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(adj) empty, stupid
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akin
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(adj) similar to something
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corroborate
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(v) to confirm or agree with
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inexorable
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(adj) unavoidable, inevitable
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insipid
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(adj) bland or lacking flavor
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nefarious
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(adj) evil and schemeing
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physiognomy
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(n) facial features
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retinue
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(n) a group of advisors
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supplicant
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(n) a humble person pleading with a higher power
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tedium
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(n) a pointless act or state
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torrid
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(adj) passionate
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affront
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(n) an action that is offensive
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blazé
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(adj) boring due to repetativeness
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cajole
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(v) persuade by flattery
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choleric
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(adj) irritable, bad
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encumber
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(v) make movement difficult
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feckless
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(adj) lacking character, unresponsive
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impasse
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(n) a deadlock
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indolent
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(adj) lazy
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lugubrious
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(adj) looking or sounding dismal
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ribald
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(adj) improper
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adulation
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(n) strong respect
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censure
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(n) something that sensors something
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dissemble
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(v) pretend to be something else
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dissimulation
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(v) to break apart
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droll
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(adj) amusing
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expectorate
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(v) cough or spit out
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palpate
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(v) examine by touch
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peremptory
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(adj) insisting on immediate attention
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pusillanimous
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(adj) showing a lack of courage
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surfeit
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(n) excessive amount
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acquiesce
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(v) to accept reluctantly
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amity
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(n)friendship
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arduous
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(adj) difficult or requiring effort
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gestalt
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(n) an organized whole
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inundate
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(v) to flood or overwhelm
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perjury
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(n) lying in court after taking an oath
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perspicuity
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(v) clearness
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preposterous
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(adj) ridiculous
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trepidation
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(n) a feeling of fearful anticipation
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voluble
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(adj) talkative
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