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AP English Vocab
Vocabulary Page 10
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12th Grade
10/14/2008

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epigraph
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quotation at start of a piece of writing; inscription on a building or stone
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strife
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conflict
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strive
Definition
to try really hard
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to expedite
Definition
to make something happen quickly and efficiently
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expeditious
Definition
in an efficient, quick manner
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vestige
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a tiny remaining trace, a small remnant or leftover trace of something
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volatile
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unstable, up and down, potentially explosive
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vehement
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with forcefulness
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diffident
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shy
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disinterested
Definition
not self-interested, but objective and impartial, unbiased
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to expostulate
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to reason earnestly with
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to exhort
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to urge vehemently or persuade strongly
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to cajole
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to urge and persuade with some humor
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a boor
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a rude crude oaf, a bumpkin or unmannerly klutz
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exhilarate
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to thrill, to excite greatly
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arrogant
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excessively proud and full of oneself
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morose
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gloomy and sullen
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quirk, foible
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distinctive, rather odd minor character trait, idiosyncracy, eccentricity
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sepulcher
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grave, tomb
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macabre
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gruesome, grisly
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audacity
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boldness, brash and cheeky courage
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Mephistopheles
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one of the devils
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to prevaricate
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to avoid telling the truth, indirectly lie
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to beguile
Definition
to charm, to cheat, or to cheat by charming
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