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AP English Language and Composition Vocabulary Guide List 26

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147224240Dubious1. doubtful and uncertain (unsure, undecided)
147224241Dubious2. questionable
147224242Dubious3. untrustworthy
147224243Quandary1. a perplexed state, not knowing what to do
147224244Futile1. pointless (fruitless)
147224245Futile2. ineffective (unsuccessful, useless)
147224246Cryptic1. unable to be understood (puzzling, mysterious, enigmatic)
147224247Cryptic2. short (abrupt)
147224248Cryptic3. secret
147224249Cryptic4. coded
147224250Insipid1. without challenge and distinctiveness (uninteresting, boring)
147224251Insipid2. without taste (bland)
147224252Torpor1. a sluggish, lazy, dull state (apathy)
147224253Torpor2. state of inactivity
147224254Slanderous1. insulting or maligning someone with words
147224255Hypocrisy1. insincerity and duplicity, fake
147224256Hypocrisy2. the pretense of having moral qualities that do not exist
147224257Spurious1. false or fake (inauthentic, bogus, counterfeit)
147224258Fabricated1. created false or untrue
147224259Fabricated2. created (manufactured)
147224260Disingenuous1. not genuine (insincere)
147224261Disingenuous2. deceitful, devious, and lacking truth
147224262Ruse1. a trick, scam, or con
147224263Stratagem1. a ruse, scam, or con
147224264Pernicious1. damaging, destructive, harmful, and even deadly
147224265Pernicious2. evil
147224266Ingrate1. an unappreciative or ungrateful person
147224267Notorious1. infamous and known to be dishonorable; tarnished in reputation
147224268Notorious2. (colloquial use) negatively known for
147224269Toxic1. poisonous, deadly, or contaminated
147224270Incorrigible1. persistent and unable to be changed
147224271Incorrigible2. beyond reform and to the point of irredeemable
147224272Incorrigible3. unruly, out of control
147224273Incorrigible4. not easily influenced or persuaded
147224274Audacious1. excessively bold (daring, brave)
147224275Audacious2. brazen (reckless)
147224276Audacious3. uninhibited (unrestrained)
147224277Avarice1. excessive greed for riches
147224278Anathema1. a cursed, loathed, detested person
147224279Anathema2. a curse
147224280Anathema3. a detestable object, subject, or thing
147224281Obdurate1. stubborn (unyielding)
147224282Obfuscate1. deliberately make something difficult to understand (confuse)
147224283Callow1. immature or inexperienced (juvenile, adolescent)
147224284Malefactor1. a wrongdoer or criminal
147224285Malefactor2. a person who harms another

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