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Academic Vocabulary #3 AP English Language 81-120 Flashcards

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15192984176Accoladepraise, distinction0
15192987495Benignkindly, gentle, or harmless1
15192992137carnivorousmeat-eating2
15192993877Deflationdecrease, depreciation3
15192995902embezzleto steal money in violation of a trust4
15193004525fetterto bind, chain, confine5
15193009339gluttonyeating and drinking to excess6
15193011899heightento raise7
15193015647impeccableflawless, without fault8
15193018627legiblereadable9
15193019784invalida chronically ill or disabled person10
15193021440sullenlygloomy or sadly11
15193023401mournfulfeeling or expressing grief12
15193026271infallibilitythe state of being incapable to fail13
15193031815blighta disease or something that withers hopes or impairs growth14
15193041426doggednessstubborn, not yielding15
15193045016reiterateto say over again; repeat16
15193046746naughtnothing17
15193049488vermiliona vivid red to reddish-orange color18
15193053151iridescentproducing bright rainbow-like colors19
15193058029martyrperson dying for his or her beliefs20
15193063758notorietyunfavorable fame21
15193067403pedanticostentatious in one's learning; overly concerned with minute details or formalisms22
15193074138parchto dry or shrivel23
15193075577regressto move backward; revert to an earlier form or state24
15193080261savantlearned person; genius25
15193083226tenuousweak, insubstantial26
15193084344utopiaperfect place27
15193087388vindicateto clear of blame; support a claim28
15193093874withdrawnunsociable, aloof; shy, timid29
15193095924buoyancythe tendency to remain afloat in a liquid30
15193099693burgeonto begin to grow, sprout, flourish31
15193102528evanesceto disappear gradually; fade away; vanish32
15193107018prodto jab or poke33
15193110411shrivelto shrink and wrinkle34
15193114335glistento shine with reflected light35
15193118120HeresyAn opinion or doctrine that is different from established religious beliefs36
15193126011precariouslydangerously lacking in stability37
15193130484tremendousextremely large; enormous38
15193133010lollto recline lazily; to hang laxly39

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