Ms.Taylor Vocabulary, AP English III
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| A state of dishonor | ||
| Sudden change in mind, sudden change in mind | ||
| The human face ('kisser' and 'smiler' and 'mug' are informal terms for 'face' and 'phiz' is British) | ||
| Not disposed or willing to believe | ||
| An elevated position with respect to rank, place, character, condition, etc. | ||
| A temporary stay (e.g., as a guest) | ||
| Cause to be embarrassed | ||
| Have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming | ||
| Dignified manner or conduct | ||
| More than is needed, desired, or required | ||
| A structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place | ||
| Having the nature of a command that leaves no opportunity for debate, denial, or refusal; offensively self-assured, dictatorial; determined, resolute | ||
| Tending to favor or bring good luck | ||
| Make more striking or animated | ||
| Showing or feeling regret for wrongdoing, repentant | ||
| Pleasant; friendly; in agreement with one's tastes and nature; Ex. congenial weather | ||
| An ancestor in the direct line | ||
| To drink | ||
| A repayment; a deserved punishment | ||
| Accuse formally of a crime | ||
| distinctive and stylish elegance | ||
| blithely indifferent or unconcerned; carefree; happy-go-lucky | ||
| the study of meanings and word interpretations | ||
| salary; payment for an office; compensation | ||
| the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others | ||
| a bitter verbal attack | ||
| to enclose or confine within walls; to imprison; to seclude or isolate | ||
| equal in extent; of the same size | ||
| a systematic process for using knowledge and skills to acquire and apply new knowledge | ||
| sheer; transparent | ||
| must be kept sacred | ||
| a change or variation; ups and downs | ||
| assumption; postulate; proposition upon which an argument is based | ||
| funeral ceremonies | ||
| intended to promote a particular point of view, doctrine, or cause; biased or partisan | ||
| definite, clearly stated | ||
| The image, point of view, persona, and tone one assumes. | ||
| a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) | ||
| inflammatory | ||
| v. to reject, decline | ||
| a complete extent or range: "a face that expressed a gamut of emotions" | ||
| a daring deed | ||
| a natural attraction or feeling of kinship | ||
| natural consequence (which naturally follows from something else) | ||
| irritable as if suffering from indigestion | ||
| foolish talk, ideas, or procedures; nonsense; a trifle | ||
| related | ||
| a substance believed to cure all illness | ||
| a blind ally or dead end street | ||
| foretelling the future by means of magic | ||
| arousing or provoking laughter | ||
| the common people; the masses | ||
| abusive criticism | ||
| characteristic or indicative of e.g. a disease | ||
| an about face | ||
| indescribable | ||
| is a memory aid that generally serves an educational purpose | ||
| (n.) laborious study or thought, especially at night; the result of such work | ||
| a determining or characteristic element; a factor that shapes the total outcome; a limit, boundary | ||
| a learned person, expert, or authority | ||
| for a specific purpose | ||
| an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding | ||
| something that indicates what is to come; a forerunner | ||
| adj. in reality; in fact | ||
| Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course. | ||
| understanding and entering into anothers feelings | ||
| a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one | ||
| something causes misery or death | ||
| ill-humored; irritable | ||
| the determination of right and wrong in questions of conduct or conscience by the application of general ethical principles; specious argument | ||
| a slight or trifling sin; a minor offense | ||
| favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs) | ||
| an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good | ||
| the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection | ||
| FAIL | ||
| exploits, pimps | ||
| having a rich, smoothly flowing sound | ||
| lacking luster or shine | ||
| unhappy |
