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AP lit vocab week 8
lit vocab for week 8
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11th Grade
09/30/2009

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effusive
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ADJ ‐ excessive in emotional expression
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consternation
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NOUN – a state of paralyzing confusion
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egregious
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ADJ ‐ conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
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pertinacious
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ADJ ‐ holding tenaciously to a purpose
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impetuous
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ADJ ‐ rash, impulsive, acting without thinking
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frivolous
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ADJ – unworthy of serious attention; trivial
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garrulous
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ADJ – given to excessive and often rambling talk
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nefarious
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ADJ ‐ infamous by way of being extremely wicked
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obstinate
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ADJ – stubborn
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sardonic
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ADJ – cynically mocking
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