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AP Lit Vocabulary: Week 19
Test 4-29-11
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English
12th Grade
04/27/2011

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Coterie
Definition

(n) close circle of friends who share a common interest; clique

 

"Her _________ of friends campaigned strenuously on her behalf."

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Debauch
Definition

(v) to lead astray morally; corrupt

 

"Pip suffered guilt after __________ing his friend Herbert who could ill afford such a life."

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Diurnal
Definition

(adj) happening each day; daily

 

"The sun in its _________ rounds often seems to skip over Happy Valley."

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Ductile
Definition

(adj) capable of being molded or shaped; compliant, tractable

 

"Only _______ metals are used in the sculpture class."

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Exiguous
Definition

(adj) scanty or little; small, meager

 

"It is difficult for older people to live on the _________ means of a Social Security check."

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Fetish
Definition

(n) anything to which one is irrationally devoted

 

"Dice and baby shoes are often hung in cars as ________es to ward off accidents."

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Foible
Definition

(n) a small weakness, frailty in character

 

"To some, tardiness is a ________; to others, it is a serious character flaw."

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Fortitude
Definition

(n) strength to bear pain calmly and patiently; firm courage

 

"Concentration camp prisoners needed great _________ to survive."

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Grandiloquent
Definition

(n) using pompous, bombastic words and expressions

 

"The graduation speaker was __________ and long winded."

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Imbroglio
Definition

(n) involved and confusing situation

 

"During the 30's the U.S. tried to remain aloof from the political ________s in Europe."

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Impolitic
Definition

(adj) unwise or judicious; inexpedient

 

"It was __________ to praise the Republican mayor at the Democratic rally."

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Incipient
Definition

(adj) in the first stage of existence; just beginning, inchoate

 

"Cancer, if detected in its _________ stages, can often be treated and cured."

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Ingenuous
Definition

(adj) simple, artless, naive; without guile

 

"Her ____________ behavior was charming and formed a contrast to the other student's attempt to be sophisticated."

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Innuendo
Definition

(n) indirect remark or gesture implying something derogatory

 

"Senator McCarthy's tactics included the use of __________ and rumor."

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Irascible
Definition

(adj) easily angered; quick-tempered

 

"Orlick's ___________ nature led to his braining Mrs. Joe and trying to kill Pip."

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Limpid
Definition

(adj) perfectly clear or transparent; not turbid

 

"Bad novelists describe their heroine's eyes as '__________ brown pools.'"

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Malevolent
Definition

(adj) wishing evil or harm to others; malicious

 

"Orlick and Iago are ___________ characters."

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Metamorphosis
Definition

(n) marked or complete change of character

 

"Pip undergoes a ___________ as a result of his life in London."

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Niggardly
Definition

(adj) stingy or miserly

 

"Mrs. Joe was _______ about affection as well as food."

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Nuance
Definition

(n) slight variation in meaning; shade of difference

 

"Appreciating an author's style often means paying attention to the _________s of language."

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