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English III AP Vocabulary
Ap Vocabulary.
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11th Grade
10/06/2011
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Edifice
 Definition
A very large building
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Discern
 Definition
To differentiate between two or more things.
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Alchemist
 Definition
One who practices chemistry.
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Gentility
 Definition
State of refinement.
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Inauspicious
 Definition
Unfavorable.
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Import
 Definition
Relative importance.
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Propriety
 Definition
Correct conduct.
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Sagacious
 Definition
Wise, shrewd.
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Replete
 Definition
Filled to capacity.
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Quaint
 Definition
unusual in character or appearance.
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Grievous
 Definition
Characterized by sever suffering.
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Abate
 Definition
To reduce in intensity or amount.
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Blighted
 Definition
Destroyed by decay.
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Credible
 Definition
Reliable, believable.
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Benign
 Definition
Not causing harm.
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Fervent
 Definition
Showing great emotion.
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Audacity
 Definition
Excessive boldness, daring.
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Laud
 Definition
To praise.
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Implicit
 Definition
Understood, but not directly expressed.
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Prolific
 Definition
Abundantly fruitful.
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Predilection
 Definition
Preference.
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Mollify
 Definition
To soothe.
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Despondency
 Definition
Depression, rejection
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Rotund
 Definition
Very plump, round
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Wan
 Definition
Very pale and sickly.
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Affinity
 Definition
A likeness, a natural relationship.
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Inclement
 Definition
Stormy, severe.
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Prattle
 Definition
Meaningless sounds, babble.
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Loquacious
 Definition
Very talkative.
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Regimen
 Definition
Regular process for doing something.
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Capricious
 Definition
Changing suddenly, fickle.
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Odious
 Definition
Deserving hate or contempt.
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Duplicity
 Definition
Double-dealing, hypocrisy.
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Exigent
 Definition
Urgent.
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Eulogy
 Definition
Praise or tribute.
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Gratuitous
 Definition
Given freely.
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Alacrity
 Definition
Prompt and cheerful response.
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Gaunt
 Definition
Very thin, angular.
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Vicissitude
 Definition
A passing from one thing to another.
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Infamous
 Definition
Having a reputation of the worst kind.
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Voluminous
 Definition
Marked by great volume or size.
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Consecrate
 Definition
To dedicate or declare sacred.
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Ascend
 Definition
To move upwards.
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Remonstrate
 Definition
To protest, to make objections.
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Venerate
 Definition
To honor, to revere.
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Scintillating
 Definition
Sparkling, shining, or flashing.
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Imperious
 Definition
Extremely overbearing.
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Dearth
 Definition
A lack, a scarcity.
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Languid
 Definition
Slow, sluggish, listless, weak.
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Fugitive
 Definition
A person who is hard to find.
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Amenable
 Definition
Willing to follow advice.
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Labyrinthine
 Definition
Like a maze.
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Calamity
 Definition
A serious event causing distress.
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Imbibe
 Definition
To absorb, to drink in.
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Evanescent
 Definition
Fleeting.
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Forbearance
 Definition
Patience.
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Burnish
 Definition
To make shiny.
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Ignominy
 Definition
Dishonorable conduct.
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Append
 Definition
To add in a supplementary manner.
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Expiate
 Definition
To make amends for a sin.
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