Ap English Wordly Wise 17-20

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To give up as a right or claim; to deny or renounce

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abnegate

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subordinate; less important

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ancillary

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Light, playful conversation; banter

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badinage

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to dress or deorate in a showy or gaudy fashion

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bedizen

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speed or promptness in acting or responding

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celerity

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the center of attention

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cynosure

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the course or the planned route of a journey; a travel diary; a traveler's guide

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itinerary

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moving or bending easily; supple

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lissome

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a particular social or cultural environment in which events occur

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milieu

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aggressively noisy or rude

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obstreperous

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paragon

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a model of perfection

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perquisite

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an extra benefit in addition to one's regular earnings

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staid

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lacking flamboyance; sedate; restrained

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symbiotic

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mtually cooperative and beneficial

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tyro

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a beginner in any field

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failing in purpose; unsuccessful

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abortive

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to lay claim to w/out possessing hte right to do so

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arrogate

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a dead animal or human body

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cadaver

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relating to the brain or intellect; appealing to the intellect, as olpposed to the emotions.

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cerebral

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a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disese or injury

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coma

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a relationship derived from a common ancestor.

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consanguinity

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a gruesome and revolting creature.

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ghoul

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to violate; to exceed the limits of; to encroach upon.

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infringe

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a feeling of weariness; listlessness

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lassitude

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the lowest point

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nadir

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a wedding ceremony; of or relating to a wedding

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nuptials

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something that must be borne; a burden

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onus

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a correct codr of conduct; etiquette; a standard procedure for a medical treatment or a scientific experiment

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protocol

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failing to yield to treatment; hard to manage; unruly

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refractory

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of a healthy red color; cheerful and optimistic

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sanguine

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a name other than a legal name that is descriptive of a person or thing

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appellation

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of or related to the married state or married persons

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conjugal

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concerned with teaching or instruction; too inclined ot teach or moralize

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didactic

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the process of reaching a peak of development or of coming into flower.

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efflorescence

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a critical explanation or interpretation

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exegesis

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a kind, sort, or category, often used to classify an artisti composition

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genre

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to draw or paint; to describe or depict

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limn

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a villian or criminal

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miscreant

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sharp and penetrating in manner or style; trenchant

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mordant

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the acepted customs, attitudes, or manners oif a group; morally binding ways of a particular group.

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mores

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a formidable; usually victorious, rival; one who inflicts punishment or retribution

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nemesis

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a minor fault; a petty offense

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peccadillo

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given to using exessive words; long and drawn out

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prolix

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reluctant to talk; habitually silent; the quality of speaking very infrequently

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taciturn

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radiance; splendor; brilliance

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effulgence

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to strip of belongings or worth

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despoil

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to conclude from given facts; to work out through reasoning

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educe

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not varying; steady; not easily disturbed; serene

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equable

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a circumstance due to chance

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happenstance

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relating to an island or island people; resistant to new or diff ideas

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insular

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deliberate and willful inflition of violent injry or destruction

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mayhem

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fraught with uncertainty, risk or danger

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parlous

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extremely clear; transparent; expressed simply; easiy understood

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pellucid

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to nake impossible; to prevent

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preclude

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a closenes in position

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propinquity

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taking w/out restraint; greedy or grasping

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rapacious

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a division in a group due to discord

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schism

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to redirect one's impulses or instincts to a nore socially acceptable expression.

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sublimate

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an object believed to have magical powers

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talisman

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relating to the earth or its inhabitants; of or relating to land as opposed to water

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terrestrial