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AP English Vocab Week 2 and 3

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223840397AdmonishVerb- to caution, advise, or councel against something
223840398AkimboAdverb- with hand on hip and elbow bent outward (more commonly- set in a bent postion)
223840399LassitudeNoun- weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate,etc.; lack of energy; listlessness; languor
223840400LicentiousAdjective- unrestrained by law or general morality; lawless; immoral
223840401Muse (noun)The goddess or power regarding as inspiring a poet, artist, thinker, or the like
223840402Muse (verb)To think or meditate in silence, as on some subject
223840403PecuniaryAdjective- of or pertaining to money
223840404PlightNoun- a condition, state, or situation, especially an unfavorable or unfortunate one
223840405PresumptuousAdjective- full of, or charcterized by, or showing the assumption of something as true, or readiness to take for granted, assume, or suppose in conduct or thought
223840406SubversiveAdjective- tending to overthrow/cause downfall, or advocating insistance of overthrowing, especially towards an established or legally constituted government
223840407VacuousAdjective- without contents, empty; (lack of ideas or intelligence)
223840408AvocationNoun- something a person does in addition to a principal occupation, especially for pleasure; hobby
223840409CallousAdjective- made hard, hardened (insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic)
223840410CapriciousAdjective- subject to, led by, or indicative of sudden, unpredictable changes, or whim; erratic
223840411DisparityNoun- lack of similarity or equality; inequality; difference
223840412EfficacyNoun- capacity for producing a desired result or effect; effectiveness
223840413EpistleNoun- a letter, especially a formal or didactic one; written communication (New Testament letters)
223840414HospiceNoun- a house of shelter or rest for pilgrims, strangers, etc., especially one kept by a religious order
223840415ImpetusNoun- a moving force; impulse; stimulus
223840416MoribundAdjective- in a dying state; near death or termination
223840417VacillateVerb- to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute

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