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APUSH Vocab
quarter 1
39
Language - English
12th Grade
10/17/2007

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Term
ruminate
Definition
to meditate; contemplate
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amuck
Definition
frenzied, berserk
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intractable
Definition
uncooperative, disobedient
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sunder
Definition
to separate, divide
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ubiquitous
Definition
omnipresent, everywhere at the same time
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preclude
Definition
to prevent, hinder
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cryptic
Definition
mysterious, secretive
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flag
Definition
to droop, become weak
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rusticate
Definition
to vacation, sojourn
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anachronism
Definition
incongruity in time, obsolete form
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lincentious
Definition
immoral, sexually undisciplined
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intransigent
Definition
uncompromising, implacable, immovable
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rift
Definition
split, crevice
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corollary
Definition
deduction, result
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replicate
Definition
to repeat, reproduce
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scintillate
Definition
to flash, gleam
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corpulent
Definition
fat, obese
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insuperable
Definition
indominitable, unsurpassable
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anathema
Definition
curse, malediction
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quell
Definition
supress, pacify
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dichotomy
Definition
split, contradiction
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trepidation
Definition
alarm, reluctance
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languish
Definition
to weaken, suffer
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didactic
Definition
educational, constructive
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cordon
Definition
barrier (usually in form of rope)
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volition
Definition
the freedom of choice
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disconcert
Definition
to agitate, unsettle
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incumbent
Definition
obligatory, compelling
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indubitable
Definition
beyond doubt, unquestionable
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amalgamate
Definition
to mix, combine
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sardonic
Definition
scornful, mocking
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commensurate
Definition
comparable; proportionate
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intercine
Definition
mutually destructive, pertaining to a struggle within a group
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proscribe
Definition
forbid, denounce
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relegate
Definition
to consign, assign
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raucous
Definition
harsh-sounding, rowdy
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dissemble
Definition
to feign, fake
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fulgent
Definition
shining, brilliant
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propinquity
Definition
proximity, nearness
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