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Mr. Boesch's AP Language and Composition Vocabulary
List 1; Group 8
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11th Grade
07/09/2011

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Abstruse
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(adj.) difficult to understand; obscure
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Blunderbuss
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1. an ancient weapon (type of gun); 2. a clumsy person
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Cringe
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to recoil; flinch; shy away
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Envenom
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to cause bitterness and bad feeling
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Hedonism
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(n.) self indulgence; pleasure-seeking
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Laconic
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(adj.) using few words; brief; to the point
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Oblique
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(adj.) indirect; slanting
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Perturbed
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(adj.) disturbed; troubled
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Resignation
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(n.) acceptance of fate
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Tenacious
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(adj.) stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purpose
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