Vocab Ap Lang

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Preponderance

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(noun) 1a: superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength
2a:a superiority or excess in number or quantity
Examples of PREPONDERANCE
1. <not since Rome in its glory days had a nation enjoyed such overwhelming military preponderance>
2. <a preponderance of the evidence points to the guilt of the defendant>

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Supercilious

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(adj) 1a: coolly and patronizingly haughty <reacted to their breach of etiquette with a supercilious smile>
Examples of SUPERCILIOUS
1. <the supercilious art dealer rolled her eyes when we asked if she had anything for under $1,000>

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Faux Pas

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(noun): BLUNDER; especially: a social blunder
Examples of FAUX PAS
1. Arriving too early would be a serious faux pas.
2. <according to an oft-told story, the queen set a guest at ease about a faux pas by politely imitating it>

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Conciliatory

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(adj) 1a: tending to lessen or avoid conflict or hostility
Examples of CONCILIATORY
1. <eased the tension with conciliatory remarks>

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Macabre

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(adj) 1a: having death as a subject: comprising or including a personalized representation of death 2: dwelling on the gruesome 3: tending to produce horror in a beholder
Examples of MACABRE
1. a macabre story of murder and madness
2. Police discovered a macabre scene inside the house.

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Epistle

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(noun) 1: capitalized a: one of the letters adopted as books of the New Testament b : a liturgical lection usually from one of the New Testament Epistles 2a : LETTER; especially : a formal or elegant letter b : a composition in the form of a letter
Examples of EPISTLE
1. St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans.
2. He penned lengthy epistles to her.

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Delineate

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(verb) 1a: to indicate or represent by drawn or painted lines b: to mark the outline of <lights delineating the narrow streets> 2: to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail<delineate a character in the story> <delineate the steps to be taken by the government>
Examples of DELINEATE
1. The report clearly delineates the steps that must be taken.
2. The characters in the story were carefully delineated.
3. He plants his skates millimeters outside the blue-tinted 44-square-foot arena that delineates the crease and refuses to budge … —Michael Farber, Sports Illustrated, 21 May 2007

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Ubiquitous

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(adj) : existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : WIDESPREAD <a ubiquitous fashion>
Examples of UBIQUITOUS
1. The company's advertisements are ubiquitous.
2. <by that time cell phones had become ubiquitous, and people had long ceased to be impressed by the sight of one>
3. Hot dogs are the ideal road trip food—inexpensive, portable, ubiquitous. —Paul Lucas, Saveur, June/July 2008

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Stoic

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(noun) capitalized : a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 B.C. holding that the wise man should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submissive to natural law 2: one apparently or professedly indifferent to pleasure or pain
(adj): capitalized : of, relating to, or resembling the Stoics (see1STOIC) or their doctrines <Stoic logic> 2: not affected by or showing passion or feeling; especially :firmly restraining response to pain or distress <a stoic indifference to cold>
Examples of STOIC
1. He had a stoic expression on his face.
2. <after waiting six years for permission to immigrate to the U.S., the family is stoic about a six-month postponement>
3. My stoic Serbian brother-in-law, Aleksandar Vasilic, gave me the ultimate confidence booster of bawling all the way through the manuscript when I gave it to him to read. —Helene Cooper, The House At Sugar Beach, (2008) 2009

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Solicitude

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(noun) 1a: the state of being concerned and anxious b: attentive care and protectiveness; also : an attitude of earnest concern or attention <expressed solicitude for his health> 2 : a cause of care or concern —usually used in plural
Examples of SOLICITUDE
1. He expressed solicitude for my health.
2. <a growing solicitude over the possible results of the criminal investigation>

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Egregious

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(adj) 1: archaic: DISTINGUISHED 2: CONSPICUOUS; especially: conspicuously bad : FLAGRANT<egregious errors>
Examples of EGREGIOUS
1. an egregious example of political bias
2. <the student's theme was marred by a number of egregious errors in spelling>

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Garish

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(adj) 1: clothed in vivid colors 2a: excessively or disturbingly vivid <garish colors> <garish imagery> b : offensively or distressingly bright : GLARING 3: tastelessly showy : FLASHY
Examples of GARISH
1. <the wedding guest's thick makeup was garish and unnecessary>

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Lionize

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(verb) : to treat as an object of great interest or importance
Examples of LIONIZE
1. She was lionized everywhere after her novel won the Pulitzer Prize.

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Cataclysm

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(noun) 1: FLOOD, DELUGE 2: CATASTROPHE 3: a momentous and violent event marked by overwhelming upheaval and demolition; broadly : an event that brings great changes
Examples of CATACLYSM
1. floods, earthquakes, and other cataclysms
2. The country barely survived the cataclysm of war.
3. The revolution could result in worldwide cataclysm.

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Innocuous

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(adj) 1: producing no injury: HARMLESS 2 : not likely to give offense or to arouse strong feelings or hostility : INOFFENSIVE, INSIPID
Examples of INNOCUOUS
1. He told a few innocuous jokes.
2. <those innocuous lies we must tell every day if society is to remain civil>

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Ironclad

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(adj) : sheathed in iron armor —used especially of naval vessels 2: so firm or secure as to be unbreakable: as a : BINDING <an ironclad oath> b : having no obvious weakness <an ironclad case against the defendant>
Examples of IRONCLAD
1. The company has an ironclad policy against revealing secrets to competitors.
2. He has an ironclad alibi.