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AP Lang Vocab List 2
AP Lang Vocab List 2
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English
12th Grade
09/28/2011

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affable
Definition
being pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; warmly polite
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benevolent
Definition
expressing good will or kindly feelings; desiring to help others
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blasphemous
Definition
characerized by profanity or cursing; grossly irreverent toward what is to be held sacred
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capitulation
Definition
the act of surrendering or yielding to an opponent or demand
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consummate
Definition
to bring to a state of perfection or completion
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conundrum
Definition
a confusing and difficult problem or question
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copious
Definition
large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful
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delirium
Definition
an acute mental disturbance characterized by confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by disordered speech and hallucinations; frenzied excitement
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diverge
Definition
to move or to extend from a common point
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embellish
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to make beautiful with decoration
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encumber
Definition
to impede or hamper the function or activity of; hinder
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extrapolate
Definition
to guess by inferring from known information
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fathom
Definition
to come to understand
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feckless
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ineffective; having no sense of responsibility
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idiosyncratic
Definition
peculiar to a specific individual or group
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juxtaposition
Definition
the instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast
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misanthrope
Definition
a hater of humankind
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omniscient
Definition
having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding
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paltry
Definition
ridiculously or insultingly small
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proprietor
Definition
the owner of a business or organization
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putrescent
Definition
to smell horribly (becoming putrid; undergoing putrefaction)
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quotidian
Definition
daily, reoccuring
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ruminate
Definition
to think deeply about something
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sequester
Definition
to separate, set apart, or segregate
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stave
Definition
prevent (noun-stick or staff)
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unscrupulous
Definition
not diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to detail
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