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AP English Language Vocabulary
pages 93-98 in Prep Book
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English
12th Grade
01/09/2008

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suppressed
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subdued; kept from being circulated
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servile
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submissive; like a servant
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disparity
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inequality in age, rank, or degree; difference
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alliance
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a union of two or more groups
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alienated
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removed or disassociated from (friends, family, or homeland)
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torpor
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laziness; inactivity; dullness
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listless
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lacking energy
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insipid
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uninteresting; unchallenging
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indolent
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lazy
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quandary
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a state of uncertainty or perplexity
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obscure
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(adj.) relatively unknown, (v.) to conceal or make indistinct
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impede
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to slow the progress of
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futile
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having no useful purpose; pointless
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cryptic
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difficult to comprehend
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convoluted
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intricate;complex
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patronizing
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treating in a condescending manner
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imperious
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arrogantly domineering or overbearing
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haughty
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arrogant; vainly proud
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disdain
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(n.) contempt, scorn, (v.) to regard or treat with contempt; to look down on
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dictatorial
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domineering; oppressively overbearing
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despotic
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exercising absolute power; tyrannical
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contemptuous
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feeling hatred; scornful
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condescending
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treating people as weak or inferior
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vindicated
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freed from blame
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substantiated
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supported with proof or evidence; verified
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plausible
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seemingly valid or accpetable; credible
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penitent
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expressing remorse for one's misdeeds
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objectivity
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treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices
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integrity
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trustworthiness; completeness
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incontrovertible
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not able to be denied or disputed
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impartial
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not in favor of one side or the other, unbiased
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exculpate
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to free from guilt or blame
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biased
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prejudiced
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arbiter
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a judge who decides a disputed issue
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rhetoric
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the art of using language effectively and persuasively
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lucid
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easily understood; clear
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implication
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the act of suggesting something

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emphasize
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to give special attention to something, to stress
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eloquence
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the ability to speak vividly or persuasively
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discourse
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verbal expression or exchange; conversation
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didactic
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intended to instruct
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cohesive
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condition of sticking together
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coherent
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logically connected
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cogent
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convincing; reasonable
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clarity
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clearness in thought or expression
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assertion
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a declaration or statement
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fluid
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easily flowing
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embellish
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to make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate
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florid
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describing flowery or elaborate speech
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opulent
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exhibiting a display of great wealth
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poignant
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profoundly moving; touching
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ebullience
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intense enthusiasm
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effusive
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emotionally unrestrained; gushy
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egregious
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conspicuously bad or offensive
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flagrant
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extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable
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frenetic
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wildly excited or active
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gratuitous
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given freely; unearned; unwarranted
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superfluous
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extra; unneccessary
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alleviate
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to ease a pain or burden
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asylum
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a place of retreate or security
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ornate
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elaborately decorated
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ostentatious
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describing a showy or pretntious display
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auspicious
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favorable; promising
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benevolent
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well-meaning; generous
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benign
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kind and gentle
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mollify
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to calm or soothe
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reclamation
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the act of making something useful again
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sanction
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to give official authorization or approval
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dubious
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doubtful; of unlikely authenticity
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fabricated
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made; concocted to deceive
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hypocrisy
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the practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity
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slander
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false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
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spurious
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not genuine
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