Ap English Trimester 1

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hiatus

Back 1

a pause, gap or space

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cabal

Back 2

group of plotters generally working in secret

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despot

Back 3

oppressive ruler with absolute power

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trepidation

Back 4

fear, dread, worry

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caustic

Back 5

a corrosive or burning substance

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dearth

Back 6

lack, scarcity, shortage

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panache

Back 7

vigor, dash, style

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ebullience

Back 8

zeal, high energy

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malaise

Back 9

feeling of discomfort

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jurisprudence

Back 10

the division, science, or study of law

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paradigm

Back 11

pattern or model containing fundamental assumptions

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alacrity

Back 12

cheerful quickness

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harbinger

Back 13

an indicator or forerunner of future events

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malcontent

Back 14

person unhappy with the present situation

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depravity

Back 15

immorality, corruption

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acme

Back 16

the top, the very best

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gradient

Back 17

a slope, incline, or decline

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enmity

Back 18

strongly held feelings of hatred and loathing

Front 19

conundrum

Back 19

an apparently unsolvable riddle or situation

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abeyance

Back 20

suspended action

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torpor

Back 21

a state of inaction, depression or malaise

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travail

Back 22

difficult effort or exertion

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patriarch

Back 23

an elder or ruler of a clan or group

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heresy

Back 24

an opinion/doctrine at odds with the prevailing religious/political dogma

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rancor

Back 25

lasting bitterness or dislike

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rapport

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a relationship or communication marked by trust and openness

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epiphany

Back 27

a sudden flash of insight or realization

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sanction

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permission or approval for an action

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abnegation

Back 29

denial, especially self-denial

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conflagration

Back 30

a large fire

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paucity

Back 31

lack, scarcity,dearth

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paragon

Back 32

an ideal example

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hegemony

Back 33

complete dominance

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candor

Back 34

frank honesty

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iconoclast

Back 35

one who attacks popular beliefs

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torpor

Back 36

state of inactivity

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ablution

Back 37

washing the body

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hubris

Back 38

overbearing pride, presumption or arrogance

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hyperbole

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extravangant exaggeration

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slander

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a false statement injurious to a persons reputation

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efface

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to make indistinct

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debunk

Back 42

to reveal the false, inaccurate or exaggerated nature of ones claims

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abdicate

Back 43

to give up, to renounce

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nullify

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to make null and void

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eschew

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to evade, avoid, or shun

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diffuse

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to spread out, scatter or disperse

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reproach

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to express shame, disappointment or disapproval

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vacillate

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to waver between positions

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garner

Back 49

to build up, accumulate

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capitulate

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to give up, surrender, or quit

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beguile

Back 51

to betray, attract, facinate

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palliate

Back 52

to make less severe or easier to accept

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belie

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to contradict

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thwart

Back 54

to prevent, oppose, block, or frustrate

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elucidate

Back 55

to make simple, clear, easy to understand

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coerce

Back 56

to exert pressure or undue influence

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substantiate

Back 57

to offer evidence or support

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embroil

Back 58

to throw into confusion or chaos

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chastise

Back 59

to punish or verbally reproach

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expedite

Back 60

to make faster or hurry

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disparage

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to speak to or about in a belittling, demeaning way

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absolve

Back 62

to remove guilt, condemnation, or responsibility

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befuddle

Back 63

to confuse, confound

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abrade

Back 64

to wear away through friction

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impugn

Back 65

to question or attack

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coalesce

Back 66

to come together or join

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truncate

Back 67

to cut off or cut short

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begrudge

Back 68

to look upon with reluctance or diapproval

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mollify

Back 69

to calm, soothe or soften

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matriculate

Back 70

to enroll as a student

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abominate

Back 71

to hate, to loathe to detest thoroughly

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ruminate

Back 72

to chew or to review repeatedly in ones mind

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besmirch

Back 73

to dirty or ruin

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deprecate

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to put down, insult

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espouse

Back 75

to support

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emulate

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to strive to equal or excel

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admonish

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to warn or scold

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abridge

Back 78

to condense or shorten

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cavil

Back 79

to continually find fault or raise trivial objections

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abscond

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to leave secretly and hide

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facetious

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teasing, tounge-in-cheek

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prudent

Back 82

showing wisdom and thoughtful judgement

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requisite

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required, necessary, unavoidable

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melevolent

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evil, malicious

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scrupulous

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principled or exact

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acrimonious

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stinging, caustic

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pugnacoius

Back 87

bellicose, aggressive

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sanguine

Back 88

confident, optimistic, cheerful

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esoteric

Back 89

known or understood by a small group

Front 90

facile

Back 90

done with great ease

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spurious

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doubtful or probably false

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incumbent

Back 92

obligatory, necessary or required

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circumpsect

Back 93

respectful of the situation and its details

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hackneyed

Back 94

tired, old, yesterdays news

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specious

Back 95

having the perception of truth and accuracy

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banal

Back 96

predictably commonplace

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nascent

Back 97

just starting or coming into existence

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decorous

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proper, civilized, apporpriate

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reticent

Back 99

restrained, keeping things close

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austere

Back 100

lacking decoration or adornment

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deleterious

Back 101

having an unhealthy, damaging effect

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mercurial

Back 102

swift, quick to change

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didactic

Back 103

intended to teach

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idyllic

Back 104

free from worry or concern

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bucolic

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characteristic of a rural/rustic/country setting

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punctilious

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loosely attentive to details of ones dress

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clandestine

Back 107

done or kept in private or secret

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gregarious

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outgoing, sociable

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succinct

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clear and to the point

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assiduous

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constantly working and striving

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immutable

Back 111

never changing

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diurnal

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daily, recurring every day

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sublime

Back 113

impressive almost to an ideal extreme

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egregious

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espeically or unquestionably bad

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superfluous

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more than what is necessary

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heinous

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shockingly evil

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ostentatious

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pretentious or excessively flashy

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pristine

Back 118

pure or perfect

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stoic

Back 119

indifferent to pain

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duplicitous

Back 120

intentonally false or decpetive

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baroque

Back 121

extravagantly ornamented

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surreptitious

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dont through secret or hidden means

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implacable

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not able to be pleased

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feral

Back 124

wild, untamed

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dubious

Back 125

uncertain

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benign

Back 126

kind of mild

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acerbic

Back 127

bitter in speech, taste or temper

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magnanimous

Back 128

forgiving, unresentful

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affable

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pleasant, polite, easy to be around