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AP English Vocab 5 & 6

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pedestal, foot, base
law
sculpture whose ornament or figures are somewhat raised above the background
to lower in quality, value or dignity; to degrade
slope
a downward slope; the slope of a hill
a natural inclination or tendency
light (in weight)
a substance like yeast or a small amount of fermented dough that causes dough to expand or rise; a lightening or enlivening influence; to provide a lightening influence
sleight of hand; magic tricks; any trickery or deception
the action of a lever that raises or lifts; power to influence; a position of strength
to rise or float, or cause to rise, seemingly despite gravity
lightness in speech or behavior, especially unbecoming jocularity; frivolity
to cause to hang down, to weigh
to weigh
a strong inclination or liking
extremely heavy, massive; unwieldy or awkward; dull or tedious
unable to be assessed or measured precisely
superior in number, force, power, and importance
steps, stairs, ladder
to climb
a step like formation of troops, ships or aircraft; a level of command or authority
going beyond the limits of ordinary experience
to lie down
to recline
a person who holds an office or position; already holding an office or position; required as a duty or obligation
reclining; lying down
to yield; to give in or give up, especially to a powerful force or desire; to die
under, beneath
a psychological disorder characterized by the illusory conviction that one is ill or in pain, or likely to become so
a theory or explanation that leads to further investigation for proof or disproof; an assumption on which a conclusion or decision is based
down
a disaster or catastrophe on such a large scale that biological, environmental or cultural elements are altered or lost to the earth
an ancient mechanical device for hurling missiles; a modern mechanism for launching aircraft from the deck of a ship; to hurl or launch suddenly; to spring up
under
concentrating on the self in the expression of feelings and perceptions; relating to personal opinions and thought processes rather than factual information or universal experience
to turn aside an instinctual impulse in favor of a more socially or culturally acceptable activity
to induce a person in secret to commit a misdeed or crime; to induce someone to give false testimony
an artifice, device, or evasion to hide or avoid something or to escape an outcome
truth
a thing or a quality that appears real
the condition or quality of being true or accurate; a belief, principle or statement expressing human truth
to affirm; to declare or attest to positively or dogmatically

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