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AP English 11 - Vocab 1

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126149882acquiesceto comply passively, to give in
126149883advocateto support, to be in favor of
126149884aestheticconcerned with or appreciative of beauty
126149885affinitysympathy, attraction, kinship
126149886agendaprogram, things to be done
126149887aggrandizeto make great
126149888allusionan indirect reference
126149889altruisticunselfish concern with the welfare of others
126149890abdicateto step down from a position of power
126149891abridgeto shorten, condense, or lessen in length
126149892absolveto forgive or free of blame
126149893abysmalextremely wretched, bottomless
126149894amnestyan official pardon for a group of people who violate a law
126149895animosityill will, active dislike
126149896anomalousirregular, abnormal, unusual
126149897karmaa good or bad emanation of force from someone or something; in Hinduisn, and Buddhism, the force created by someone's actions to perpetuate reincarnation
126149898laconicbrief in speech, using very few words
126149899lamentto mourn, to express regret
126149900latentpresent but not visible or apparent, dormant, potential
126149901laudto praise, to applaud, to extol
126149902laxcareless, too relaxed
126149903legacysomething handed down from the past, to bequest
126149904levitylack of seriousness, frivolity
126149905jargona specialized vocabulary of a group, an obscure language
126149906jaunta short pleasure trip
126149907jeopardyexposure to danger, peril
126149908judiciouswise, showing judgement, cautious
126149909junctiona place of meeting or joining, a linkup
126149910juxtaposeto place side by side
126149911liaisonconnection between different groups, a close bond, an illicit sexual relationship
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