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AP English Vocab
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12th Grade
10/13/2008

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fain
Definition
(I would fain to do something); wishfully, but what is wished can never occur
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in a trice
Definition
in a moment, in an instant
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pale, paling
Definition
fence, boundary
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beyond the pale
Definition
beyond what is normal, reasonable or expected
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to equivocate
Definition
to hedge, to sit on the fence, to NOT take a clear stand
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piety
Definition
deep religious devotion
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pious
Definition
profoundly devout
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impiety
Definition
sacrilege, blasphemy, profanity - an act insulting against that which is sacred
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to vanquish
Definition
to conquer completely
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fallible
Definition
capable of making mistakes
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infallible
Definition
cannot ever make mistakes
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posterity
Definition
generations to come or to follow, descendents of the future
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verity
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truth
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veracity
Definition
truthfulness
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verisimilitude
Definition
appearance of truth or reality
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obsequious, servile, fawning
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sucking up, brown nosing, slavishly submissive
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cherubim, cherub
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angel (once scary, now cutesy)
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cherubic
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cute like a little tot angel
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seraphim, seraph
Definition
big impressive (6 - winged) angel
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seraphic
Definition
angelic
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supercilious
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haughty, disdainful of others, exceedingly proud and arrogant
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millinery
Definition
ladies' fine hats
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ambivalent
Definition
having mixed feelings
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ambiguous
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unclear, hard to ascertain one way or another
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to cogitate on, to ruminate about
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to ponder deeply, to think over long and carefully
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niggardly, miserly, parsimonious
Definition
cheap, stingy, opposite of generous
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