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2nd Vocab Quiz AP English Sheka
Vocabulary words for Sheka's second quiz.
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12th Grade
01/20/2011
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altruism
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unselfish interest in others
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adulation
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flattery, praise
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dearth
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scarcity, lack of a thing
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decadence
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deterioration, decline
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derision
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contemptuous ridicule
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edification
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the which constructs, especially in moral knowledge
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egress
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a way out, an exit, outlet
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enmity
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ill-will, hatred, dislike
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felicity
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happiness, great joy, bliss
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innovation
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new way or style
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prerogative
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superior privilege or advantage
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ethereal
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heavenly, not of this world
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acquiesce
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to agree by keeping quiet
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allocate
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to assign or give
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assail
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to attack or assault
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cozen
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to cheat, to deceive
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culminate
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to reach highest point of climax
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delete
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to remove or cross out
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disseminate
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to scatter widely, spread
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elicit
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to draw out, forth
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ensconce
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to shelter safely, hide
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eschew
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to avoid, shun, keep away from
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ingratiate
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to bring oneself into favor
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inundate
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to overflow, to flood
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acumen
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keen insight, quickness of mind
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alacrity
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liveliness, cheerful willingness
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affluence
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wealth, riches
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amenity
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polite act, pleasant way
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animosity
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violent hatred, ill-will
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approbation
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approval, favorable opinion
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chauvinism
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excessive patriotism or devotion to one's group
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collusion
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secret involvement in wrong-doing
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cupidity
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eager desire for gain, greed
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veracity
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truthfulness, accuracy
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proclivity
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natural tendency, inclination
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cognizant
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aware of, knowing
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amenable
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easily managed
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contiguous
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in actual contact
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cogent
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compelling, convincing
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defunct
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dead, deceased, extinct
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fortuitous
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happening by chance
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fortuitous
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happening by chance
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magnanimous
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generous, noble
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tawdry
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showy, cheap, gaudy
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temporal
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not lasting, earthly
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vociferous
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making a large outcry
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transcend
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to surpass or rise above
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articulate
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expressed distinctly
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austere
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severely simple, cold
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apprise
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to inform, to notify
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apprise
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to inform, to notify
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assimilate
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to absorb or make similar
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beguile
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while away, cheat, deceive
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condole
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grieve in sympathy with
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delineate
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sketch in words, describe
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disconcert
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confuse, unsettle, fluster
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enervate
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deprive of strength or force
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exonerate
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free from blame or guilt
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extricate
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free from involvment in a situation, physically remove
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sequester
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to set apart, separate
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supplicate
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beg humbly, plead
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refute
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prove false, or deny
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abitrary
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based on wishes, not rules
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banal
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commonplace, trite
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capacious
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spacious, extensive
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churlish
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surly, boorish, unpleasant
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errant
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wandering from place to place
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inordinate
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unrestrained, excessive
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nefarious
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very wicked, heinous
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obsequious
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cringing, fawning, slavish
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prodigious
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vast, huge, monstrous
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sedulous
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hard working, diligent
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tractable
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easily led, easily controlled
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venerable
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worthy of respect
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