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AP English Literature and Composition Exam review
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English
12th Grade
03/31/2017

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Deferential
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respectful and polite in a submissive way
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elegaic
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expressing sorrow especially for something of the past
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obsequious
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attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
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supercilious
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behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.
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duplicitous
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deceitful- tending or having power to cause someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid
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capricious
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given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior
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inconsequential
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not important or significant
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Conceited
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excessively proud of oneself; vain
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Venerating
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regarding with reverential respect or admiring deference; honoring with an act of devotion
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ardent
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characterized by strong enthusiasm
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narcissistic
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In love with oneself; excessively fascinated and gratified by one's own physical and mental qualities; egocentric
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platonic
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marked by the absences of romance and physical attraction
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Rapturous
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filled with great joy
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acerbic
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sharp; forthright; biting; hurtful; abrasive; severe
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Aggreived
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indignant; annoyed; offended; disgruntled
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Ambivalent
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having mixed feelings; uncertain; in a dilemma; undecided
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Assertive
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self-confident; strong-willed; authoritative; insistent
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Belligerent
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hostile; aggressive; combatant
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Callous
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cruel disregard; unfeeling; uncaring; indifferent; ruthless
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Cynical
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scornful of motives/virtues of others; mocking; sneering
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Demeaning
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disrespectful; undignified
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Derisive
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snide; sarcastic; mocking; dismissive; scornful
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dignified
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serious; respectful; formal; proper
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Docile
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compliant; submissive; deferential; accommodating
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Empathetic
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understanding; kind; sensitive
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Egotistical
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self-absorbed; selfish; conceited; boastful
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Evasive
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Ambigious; unclear
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Facetious
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inappropriate; flippant
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wry
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humorously sacrastic or mocking
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despondent
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without or almost without hope
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Melancholy
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a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause
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