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Vocab
AP Final
38
Language - English
12th Grade
12/21/2006

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laconic
Definition
using few words: concise.
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insidious
Definition
stealthyly or decietful, intended to rap
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lugubrious
Definition
mornful or gloomy in an exaggerated manner
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sapient
Definition
habing or showing great wisdom
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poignant
Definition
affecting or moving the emotions
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dearth
Definition
scarcity of food, lack of supply
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ephemeral
Definition
lasting a very short time
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pandit/pundit
Definition
an expert, a learned person
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pandit/pundit
Definition
an expert, a learned person
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altrusim
Definition
principle or practice unslefish acts
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perponderance
Definition
superiority in weight, number or power
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milquetoast
Definition
very timid, unassertive person
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penchant
Definition
a strong inclination, taste or liking for something
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indefagitable
Definition
incapable of being worn out
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antipathy
Definition
instinctive opposition in feeling
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sardonic
Definition
mocking or cynical
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unsullied
Definition
spotlessly clean and fresh
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wanton
Definition
uncalled for
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aberrant
Definition
deviating
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supercilious
Definition
highly disdain
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ostentatious
Definition
in an attempt to impress others
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affable
Definition
pleasant or easy to approach
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complacent
Definition
please with or pleasan
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foible
Definition
minor weakness or failing of character
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umbrage
Definition
annoyance or displeasure
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henious
Definition
grossly wicked or hateful
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cavalier
Definition
gallant or courtly; horseman
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culpable
Definition
desrving of blame
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belie
Definition
contradict or misrepresent
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specious
Definition
deceptively pleasing
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belie
Definition
contradict or misrepresent
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parsimonious
Definition
frugal or stingy
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unabashed
Definition
obvious or unaembarrased
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antithetical
Definition
directly opposed; opposite
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reticent
Definition
reserved or restrained
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decorum
Definition
dignified propriety of behavior
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anecdote
Definition
short account of a humorous story
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banter
Definition
exchange of light, playful or teasing remarks
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