Pre Ap English Unit 1 Vocab

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contend

Back 1

to compete

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ritual

Back 2

a ceremonial act or a series of such acts

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void

Back 3

an empty space

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devious

Back 4

shifty; not straightforward

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succumb

Back 5

to give up of give in; yield

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arroyo

Back 6

a deep gully cut by an intermittent stream; a dry gulch

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mesa

Back 7

a broad flat topped hill with clifflike sides

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cloister

Back 8

a place devoted to religious seclusion; a monastery or convent

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cassock

Back 9

an ankle length garment, with close fitting waist and sleeves, worn by clergymen

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perverse

Back 10

stubbornly opposed to what is right or reasonable; wrong headed

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linear

Back 11

resembling or arranged in a line

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preeminently

Back 12

above all; most importantly

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unrelenting

Back 13

not stopping or weakening

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nomadic

Back 14

without a fixed home; wandering

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luxuriant

Back 15

characterized by abundant growth

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profusion

Back 16

abundance; lavishness

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engender

Back 17

to produce; bring about

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inherently

Back 18

essentially

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opaque

Back 19

not allowing light to pass through

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servitude

Back 20

the condition of one who is subject to a master, lack of freedom

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comply

Back 21

to obey another's command, request, rule, or wish

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placate

Back 22

to soothe another's feelings; appease

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ingratiate

Back 23

to gain another's favor by deliberate force

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inundate

Back 24

to cover with water, overwhelm

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lament

Back 25

to grieve; wail

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beseech

Back 26

to implore; beg

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infirmity

Back 27

a sickness or weakness

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scoff

Back 28

to mock

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embody

Back 29

to represent in bodily form

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cauterize

Back 30

to burn or sear to destroy abnormal tissue

Front 31

desolate

Back 31

without inhabitants

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solace

Back 32

comfort in sorrow or distress

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hue

Back 33

appearance, color

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providence

Back 34

an instance of divine care or guidance

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sentinel

Back 35

a guard

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vanquish

Back 36

to defeat in battle

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aloof

Back 37

distant

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procure

Back 38

to get by special effort; obtain

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commodity

Back 39

something useful; an article of commerce

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feigned

Back 40

not real pretended

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anguish

Back 41

agonizing physical or mental gain

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consternation

Back 42

a state of paralyzing dismay; fear

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stench

Back 43

a strong, foul odor

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apprehension

Back 44

a suspicion of future evil; dismay

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pestilential

Back 45

deadly, poisonous

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copious

Back 46

in large amounts abundant

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wretched

Back 47

miserable

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countenance

Back 48

the face, especially as an indicator of emotion

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nominal

Back 49

in name but not in reality

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avarice

Back 50

greed

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wane

Back 51

to decrease in size, intensity, or degree

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rebuff

Back 52

to reject bluntly, snub

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careen

Back 53

to swerve or cause to swerve from side to side while in motion

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suffuse

Back 54

to spread through

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purging

Back 55

getting rid of something unwanted, cleansing

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mincing

Back 56

acting refined or dainty

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impervious

Back 57

incapable of being affected

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surreptitious

Back 58

secret; stealthy

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reverberate

Back 59

to echo

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environs

Back 60

a surrounding area