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AP English 12 Vocab Units 13-15

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(v.) to encourage, assist, aid, support (especially in something wrong or unworthy)
(v.) to affirm, declare confidently
(adj.) noisy in a coarse, offensive way; obvious or conspicuous, especially in an unfavorable sense
(v.) to bring up or begin to talk about (a subject); to announce, introduce; to break the surface of the water; to pierce; (n.) a spit for roasting; a tool for tapping casks
(v.) to support, prop up, strengthen; (n.) a supporting structure
(n.) Noisy revelry or merrymaking (often with a suggestion of heavy drinking)
(v.) to compare critically in order to note differences, similarities, etc.; to arrange in order for some scientific purpose
(n.) an expert; one who is well qualified to pass critical judgments, especially in one of the fine arts
(adj.) deeply unhappy or dejected; without hope, beyond consolation
(v.) to weigh down or burden (with difficulties, cares, debt, etc.); to fill up, block up, hinder
(v.) to promote trouble or rebellion; to apply warm liquids to, warm
(adj.) frightful, horrible, ghastly
(adj.) (capital H) relating to Hercules; (lowercare h) characterized by great strength; very hard to do in the sense of requiring unusal strength
(adj.) showing no feeling or emotion; inanimate; motionless
(adj.) unfavorable, unlucky, suggesting bad luck for the future
(adj.) unquestionable, beyond dispute
(adj., part.) puzzled, not knowing what to do, at a loss
(adj.) suitable or convenient for a particular purpose; occuring at an appropriate time
(adj.) abundantly productive; abundant, profuse
(n.) a reply to a reply, especially from the defendent in a legal suit
(adj.) willing to follow advice or authority, tractable, submissive; responsive; liable to be held responsible
(v.) to scold sharply
(n.) large-scale slaughter or loss of life
(adj.) too ready to believe, easily deceived
(n.) a rule, test; a standard for judgment or evaluation
(v.) to use up as a result of spending or consumption; to diminish greatly
(v.) to expand on, write or talk at length or in detail; to move about freely
(adj.) coming from the outside, foreign; present but not essential, irrelevant
(n.) the beginning, start, earliest stage of some process, institution, etc.
(n.) a weakness or ailment (physical, mental, moral, etc.)
(adj.) lacking in nutritive value; lacking in interest or substance; immature, juvenile
(adj.) stubborn, unyielding
(n.) a collection of diverse or miscellaneous items; a general mixture; petals mixed with spices for scent
(adj.) showing unusually early development (especially in talents and mental capacity)
(adj.) delighting in cruelty, excessively cruel
(adj.) self-righteous, characterized by moralizing; given to use of maxims or adages; saying much in few words, pithy
(v.) to beg earnestly and humbly
(n.) an excess or overindulgence, as in eating or drinking, causing disgust; (v.) to feed or supply with anything to excess
(adj.) winding, twisted, crooked; highly involved, complex; devious
(adj.) swollen, bloated, filled to excess; overdecorated or excessive in language
(adj.) firm in purpose or opinion, unyielding, obdurate, implacable, inflexible; (n.) an extremely hard substance
(n.) a confused hodgepodge of sounds, hubbub; an uproar or commotion that goes far beyond what is justified
(n.) a strong defense or protection, a solid wall-like structure for defense; (v.) to provide such defense or protection
(adj.) easily made angry, bad-tempered
(v.) to spoil or destroy an appetite by too much indulgence, especially in sweet or rich things; to glut, satiate, surfeit
(v.) to cut short, bring to a halt or end sooner than expected; to reduce
(n.) courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another person; great respect marked by submission, as to a superior
(adj.) conclusive, final, representing the limit of what can be done
(n.) the way a person behaves, overall impression made by comportment, manner, etc.; facial appearance, mien
(adj.) puzzling, perplexing, inexplicable, not easily understood
(adj., adv.) without preparation, offhand, suddenly or hastily done; (n.) an extemporaneous composition or remark; a minimal piece suggestive of improvisation
(adj.) excessively and objectionably sentimental; having a mildly sickening flavor
(v.) to soften, make gentle, pacify; to calm, allay (as an emotion), assuage, appease, placate; to reduce in intensity
(n.) something that is heavy or burdensome (especially an unwelcome responsibility); a stigma; blame
(n.) a vague sense of approaching misfortune
(adj.) given over to dissipation and self-indulgence, immoral; recklessly extravagant; (n.) a person given to self-indulgent and wild spending
(v.) to send or hand in (as money); to cancel (as a penalty or punishment), forgive, pardon; to lessen, diminish; to put off, postpone, defer
(adj.) needed, necessary, regarded as essential or indispensable
(adj.) of or pertaining to a tailor or his work; having to do with clothes or dress (especially men's)
(v.) to oppose successfully; to prevent, frustrate

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