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Vocabulary List 2
English 4 LEAP AP Vocabulary
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12th Grade
11/01/2007

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corpulent
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having a large bulky body
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glib
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marked by ease and informality
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pelisse
Definition
a long cloak or coat made of fur or lined or trimmed with fur
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portentous
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of relation to or constituting something that foreshadows a coming event
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voluble
Definition
easily rolling or turning
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debauchery
Definition
extreme indulgence in sensuality
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languid
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drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion
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abject
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sunk to or existing in a low state or condition
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avid
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desirous to the point of greed; urgently eager
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potation
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a usually alcoholic drink or brew
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florid
Definition
very flowery in style
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tenement
Definition
any of various forms of corporeal property (as in land) or incorporeal property that is held by one person from another, a run-down, row rent apartment
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irresolute
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uncertain how to act or proceed
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sultry
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very hot and humid
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loath
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unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking
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dray
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a vehicle used to haul goods
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audacity
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bold or arrogant disregard of normal restraints
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rusk
Definition
hard crisp bread orginally used as ship's stores
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carte blanche
Definition
blank letter to be filled in by recipient
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torpor
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apathy, dullness; mental and motor inactivity
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fatuity
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something foolish or stupid
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feral
Definition
untamed, or suggestive of a whjile beast, causing death
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caustic
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marked by incisive (cutting) sarcasm
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fortuitous
Definition
occuring by chance
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quintessence
Definition
highly concentrated essence of something in its purest form; the most typical example or representative
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samovar
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an urn with a spigot at its base epsecially in Russia to boil water for tea
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incongruous
Definition
lacking congruity; not harmonious; out of place
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anemic
Definition
having a condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume; lacking vigor/energy
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phantasmagoria
Definition
an exhibition or display of optical effects and illusions
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boor
Definition
a rude or insensitive person
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