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Vocabulary List 2
English 4 LEAP AP Kenny Vocab
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English
12th Grade
10/03/2009

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corpulent
Definition
large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat.
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glib
Definition
1) readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so 2) easy or unconstrained, as actions or manners.
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pelisse
Definition
1) an outer garment lined or trimmed with fur. 2) a woman's long cloak with slits for the arms.
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portentous
Definition
1) ominously significant or indicative 2) marvelous; amazing; prodigious.
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voluble
Definition
1) characterized by a ready and continuous flow of words; fluent; glib; talkative 2) rolling
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debauchery
Definition
excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; intemperance.
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languid
Definition
lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow
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abject
Definition
1) utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched 2) contemptible; despicable; base-spirited
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avid
Definition
1) enthusiastic; ardent; dedicated; keen 2) keenly desirous; eager; greedy
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potation
Definition
A drink, especially an alcoholic beverage.
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florid
Definition
flowery; excessively ornate; showy
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tenement
Definition
a run-down and often overcrowded apartment house, esp. in a poor section of a large city.
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irresolute
Definition
not resolute; doubtful; infirm of purpose; vacillating.
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sultry
Definition
oppressively hot and close or moist; sweltering
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loath
Definition
unwilling; reluctant; disinclined; averse
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dray
Definition
a low, strong cart without fixed sides, for carrying heavy loads.
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audacity
Definition
boldness or daring, esp. with confident or arrogant disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions.
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rusk
Definition
1) dry, and or stale bread 2) a slice of sweet raised bread dried and baked again in the oven; zwieback.
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paltry
Definition
1) ridiculously or insultingly small 2) utterly worthless.
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torpor
Definition
1) sluggish inactivity or inertia. 2) lethargic indifference; apathy.
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fatuity
Definition
1) complacent stupidity; foolishness. 2) something foolish
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feral
Definition
1) of or characteristic of wild animals; ferocious; brutal. 2) existing in a natural state, as animals or plants; not domesticated or cultivated; wild.
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caustic
Definition
1) capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue. 2) severely critical or sarcastic
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fortuitous
Definition
1) happening or produced by chance; accidental 2) lucky; fortunate
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quintessence
Definition
1) the pure and concentrated essence of a substance. 2) the most perfect embodiment of something.
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samovar
Definition
a metal urn, used esp. by Russians for heating water for making tea.
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incongruous
Definition
1) out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming 2) not harmonious in character; inconsonant; lacking harmony of parts 3) inconsistent
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anemic
Definition
lacking power, vigor, vitality, or colorfulness; listless; weak
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phantasmagoria
Definition
1) a shifting series of phantasms, illusions, or deceptive appearances, as in a dream or as created by the imagination. 2) a changing scene made up of many elements. 3) an optical illusion produced by a magic lantern or the like in which figures increase or diminish in size, pass into each other, dissolve, etc.
Term
boor
Definition
1) a churlish, rude, or unmannerly person. 2) a country bumpkin; rustic; yokel
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