Ap Lang Vocab

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abrogate (v)-

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to repeal, to set aside, to nullify

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abscond (v)-

Back 2

to leave quickly and secretively

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accolade (n)-

Back 3

award or honor, high praise

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adjure (v)-

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to command or urge solemnly and earnestly

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aggrieve (v)-

Back 5

to distress, to mistreat

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ameliorate (v)-

Back 6

to make better, to ease or improve

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anathema (n)-

Back 7

something or someone loathed or intensely disliked

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ancillary (adj)-

Back 8

subsidiary, subordinate

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antipodal (adj)-

Back 9

situated on opposite sides of the earth, or being
exactly opposite

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apostasy (n)-

Back 10

abandonment of a loyalty or religion

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assignation (n)-

Back 11

a secret meeting, a tryst, or something assigned

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bandy (v)-

Back 12

to toss back and forth, to exchange, to use in a glib
way

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bathos (n)-

Back 13

a transition from the illustrious to the commonplace,
overdone pathos, triteness

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bilious (adj)-

Back 14

ill-tempered, cranky, angry

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bivouac (n)-

Back 15

temporary encampment

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bumptious (adj)-

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pushy, conceited, noisily self-assertive

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Byzantine (adj)-

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extremely intricate or complicated in structure

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cabal (n)-

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a secret group of conspirators, a clique

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calumny (n)-

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slander, deliberate false statements

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cavil (v)-

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to quibble, to raise trivial objections

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comport (v)-

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to behave

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concomitant (adj)-

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accompanying, attending, going along with

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conflagration (n)-

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a large, disastrous fire

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coterie (n)-

Back 24

an intimate group of people with a common interest

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decimate (v)-

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to kill or destroy a large part of something

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depredate (v)-

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to prey upon, to plunder with violence if necessary

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determinism (n)-

Back 27

a philosophy that says things are determined in ways that are out
of
human hands

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dichotomy (n)-

Back 28

division into two often contradictory parts

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dissipate (v)-

Back 29

to break up, to squander, to indulge excessively in
sensual pleasure

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draconian (adj)-

Back 30

severe, exceedingly harsh

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effete (adj)-

Back 31

exhausted, lost vitality, over-refined

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enervate (v)-

Back 32

to weaken, to sap the strength

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ennui (n)-

Back 33

boredom, listlessness, lack of interest

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ensconce (v)-

Back 34

to settle in snugly, to hide in a secure place

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erudite (adj)-

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scholarly, deeply learned, well read

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feckless (adj)-

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lacking responsibility, ineffective

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feral (adj)-

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wild, like an wild animal, savage

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fetter (v)-

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to impede, retrain, hamper

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flagellate (v)-

Back 39

to whip, or to punish as if by whipping

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foment (v)-

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to stir up, to incite

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forswear (v)-

Back 41

retract, renounce or recant

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gestalt (n)-

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a structure whose parts cannot stand alone

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gesticulate (v)-

Back 43

to gesture, especially when speaking

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gird (v)-

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to invest with authority, to brace

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histrionic (adj)-

Back 45

overly dramatic, theatrical, deliberately
affected

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ignominious (adj)-

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disgraceful, dishonorable

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impecunious (adj)-

Back 47

without money, penniless

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impugn (v)-

Back 48

to attack the integrity of something

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implacable (adj)-

Back 49

not capable of being appeased or mollified

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inchoate (adj)-

Back 50

just beginning, not organized or orderly,
incomplete

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iniquitous (adj)-

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evil, unjust

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insouciant (adj)-

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nonchalant, lighthearted, unconcerned

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intransigent (adj)-

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uncompromising, stubborn

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inveterate (adj)-

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habitual, deeply rooted or established

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juggernaut (n)-

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a massive, unstoppable object

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lassitude (n)-

Back 56

a weariness, listlessness, a state of lethargy

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libidinous (adj)-

Back 57

lustful, lascivious

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machination (n)-

Back 58

scheming activity for an evil purpose

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malfeasance (n)-

Back 59

an illegal act—especially by a public official

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martinet (n)-

Back 60

one who adheres strictly to the rules

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mendacious (adj)-

Back 61

dishonest, deceitful

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myopia (n)-

Back 62

nearsightendness, lacking foresight

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nepotism (n)-

Back 63

showing favoritism to friends or family, as in
granting positions in jobs or politics

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nihilism (n)-

Back 64

the belief that there are no values or morals in the
universe, that existence is senseless or
useless

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noisome (adj)-

Back 65

harmful, unwholesome, stinking, putrid

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obdurate (adj)-

Back 66

stubborn

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onerous (adj)-

Back 67

burdensome, oppressive, troublesome

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onus (n)-

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burden, blame, obligation

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opprobrious (adj)-

Back 69

damning, extremely critical, disgraceful

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panacea (n)-

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a remedy that cures everything

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paradigm (n)-

Back 71

a model or example

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philistine (n)-

Back 72

a smugly insensitive and ignorant person who has
no
knowledge of intellectual or artistic
objects

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phlegmatic (adj)-

Back 73

calm, indifferent, not easily aroused

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plebeian (adj)-

Back 74

common, vulgar, low class

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pluralism (n)-

Back 75

a society in which distinct groups function
together but
retain their identities

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portent (n)-

Back 76

an omen, a sign nor something coming, a foreshadowing

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probity (n)-

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honesty, uprightness

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prurient (adj)-

Back 78

lascivious, have lustful thoughts or desires

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punctilious (adj)-

Back 79

meticulously attentive to detail, exacting

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recidivism (n)-

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the act of repeating an offense

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redoubtable (adj)-

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formidable, fearsome, deserving of respect

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remuneration (n)-

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payment, recompense

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rife (adj)-

Back 83

widespread, abounding, occurring frequently

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ruminate (v)-

Back 84

to muse upon

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sallow (adj)-

Back 85

sickly, greenish-yellow

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saturnine (adj)-

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sullen, gloomy, depressed

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sententious (adj)-

Back 87

preachy, pompous, using wise sayings
excessively

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slatternly (adj)-

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squalid, slovenly, foul, unclean

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somnolent (adj)-

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drowsy, sleepy

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spate (n)-

Back 90

a sudden outburst

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stalwart (adj)-

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unwavering, robust, sturdily built

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tendentious (adj)-

Back 92

advancing a point of view, biased

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timorous (adj)-

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fearful, easily frightened

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umbrage (n)-

Back 94

displeasure or resentment

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vagary (n)

Back 95

a whim, an unpredictable action

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venerate (v)-

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to honor, to worship, to respect

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veracious (adj)-

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truthful, honest

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vitriolic (adj)-

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corrosive, biting, bitterly scathing

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wont (n)-

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custom, habit

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obsequious (adj)-

Back 100

fawning, subservient, servile