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Vocabulary List 6
English 4 AP LEAP Vocabulary
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12th Grade
10/09/2007

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puerile

Definition
1. juvenile.  2. childishly foolish; immature or trivial.
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umbrage

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1. offense; annoyance; displeasure 2. the slightest indication or vaguest feeling of suspicion, doubt, hostility, or the like 3. leaves that afford shade, as the foliage of trees.
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ephemeral
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lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory 

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blasphemy  
Definition
Impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things, an act of cursing or reviling God, irreverent behavior toward anything held sacred, priceless, etc.
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droll  
Definition
amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish; (n) a jester
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taciturn

Definition
temperamentally disinclined to talk
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stentorian 

Definition
extremely loud. 
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enervate

Definition
to deprive of force or strength; destroy the vigor of; weaken
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wry
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twisted, bent crooked; contrary; disdainfully ironic or amusing.  A distortion or lopsidedness of the face or features. 
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moot
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open to discussion or debate; debateable; doubtful
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dogma

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1.a system of principles or tenets, as of a church. 2.a specific tenet or doctrine authoritatively laid down, as by a church 3.prescribed doctrine 4.a settled or established opinion, belief, or principle.
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demure
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1. Modest and reserved in manner or behavior. 2. Affectedly shy, modest, or reserved. 
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coterie
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a group of people who associate closely; an exclusive group; clique.
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turgid   
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1. swollen; distended; tumid.  2.  inflated, overblown, or pompous; bombastic.
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antebellum  
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Belonging to the period before a war, especially the American Civil War.
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sublime

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 1. elevated or lofty in thought, language, etc. 2. impressing the mind with a sense of grandeur or power; inspiring awe, veneration, etc. 3. supreme or outstanding 4. complete; absolute; utter.
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livid

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1 : very angry; enraged; discolored by bruising : Black-And-Blue:  2 : ashen, pallid  3 : reddish
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dissipation
Definition
a wasting by misuse: mental distraction; amusement; diversion: dissolute way of living, esp. excessive drinking of liquor; intemperance.
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loquacious
Definition
talking or tending to talk much or freely; chattering; garrulous.
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extricate

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1. to free or release from entanglement; disengage 2. to liberate (gas) from combination, as in a chemical process
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dissemble

Definition
to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of
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rankle<

Definition
To cause persistent irritation or resentment. To become sore or inflamed; fester.
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aplomb
Definition
complete and confident composure or self-assurance
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officious     
Definition
 volunteering one’s services where they are neither asked nor needed.  (akin to meddlesome)
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sanguine
Definition
1.  bright, confident, amorous, courageous—tended to come with a ruddy complexion  2.  Marked by cheerfulness and optimism.
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travesty
Definition
1. literary or artistic burlesque of a serious work or subject; 2. a literary or artistic composition so inferior in quality as to be merely a grotesque imitation of its model; 3. any debased or grotesque likeness or imitation
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histrionic

Definition
1. overly dramatic in behavior or speech; of or pertaining to acting; deliberately affected or self-consciously emotional.
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ennui
Definition
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom.
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