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AP Lang Vocab. Week 16
Banter-Benighted
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English
11th Grade
09/06/2010

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Banter
Definition
An exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery. 
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Badinage
Definition
Light, playful banter or raillery.
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Repartee
Definition
A quick, witty reply.
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Gingerly
Definition
With great care or caution; warily.
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Lambent
Definition
Dealing lightly and gracefully with a subject; brilliantly playful.
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Leaven
Definition
A substance such as yeast or baking powder that causes the expansion and fermentation of dough or batter.
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Elucidate
Definition
To make clear; to throw light upon; explain.
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Epiphany
Definition
A sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something.
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Diaphanous
Definition
Very sheer or light; almost completely transparent.
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Benighted
Definition
Intellectually or morally ignorant; unenlightened.
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