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AP English Vocabulary Words (Midterm 2011)

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adjective: careful; prudent; discreet
adjective: shrewd; clear-sighted
adjective: practical
adjective: instructive
noun : a clumsy social error; a faux pas
verb: to scold, rebuke, or harshly criticize
adjective: marked by harshly abusive condemnation
adjective: indisputable; not open to question
verb: to infer / estimate by extending known information
adjective: difficult to understand
noun : equality, as in amount, status, or value
adjective: excessively concerned with formal rules and knowledge
verb: to support with proof or evidence; to verify
adjective: fawning and servile
noun: inference; guesswork
adjective: distinguished; prominent
verb: to destroy
verb: to scatter wildly, as in sowing seed
adjective: exhibiting unusually early maturity or aptitude
adjective: disparaging, belittling, insulting
noun : quickness, accuracy; keenness of judgment or insight
adjective: inclined to keep silent; reserved
adjective: courageously or generously noble in mind and heart
adjective: dexterous; deft
adjective: lying; untruthful
adjective: carefully attentive to detail; difficult to please
verb: to expose untruths or exaggerated claims
adjective: habitually late
adjective: strongly disinclined
noun: a small, moderate, or token amount
verb: to damage or disfigure
verb: to make something better; to improve
noun: a false notion; an illogical argument
verb: to grow or increase rapidly
verb: to absorb or become absorbed ; to make or become similar
adjective: predictable; trite; drearily commonplace
verb: to sway from one side to another; to oscillate
adjective: extremely wicked; villainous
adjective: irrelevant; inessential
verb: to overwhelm as if with a flood; to swamp
adjective: submissive to instruction; willing to be taught
adjective: impulsive and passionate
adjective: inducing sleep
adjective: plausible or believable but actually false
verb: to make greater in size or quantity; to supplement
adjective: insulting in manner or speech
adjective: stubbornly attached to an opinion; difficult
adjective: plentiful; having a large quantity
verb: to misrepresent or disguise
adjective: brilliant
verb: to impair the strength of; to weaken
adjective: feigning piety or righteousness
adjective: stubbornly attached to insufficiently proven beliefs
verb: to put down by force; to suppress
adjective: merely touching or slightly connected; only superficially relevant
adjective: troublesome or oppressive; burdensome
adjective: secretive; sneaky
verb: to ornament or decorate; to exaggerate
adjective: mournful, dismal, or gloomy
adjective: extremely complicated or devious
verb: to free from blame
verb: to agree
noun : persistence
adjective: having to do with the appreciation of beauty
verb: to praise highly
adjective: needlessly repetitive
adjective: calm or quiet; undisturbed
verb: to place side by side, especially for comparison and contrast
adjective: prone to engage in lawsuits
adjective: without decoration; strict
adjective: displaying great wealth
verb: to annoy or bother; to perplex
adjective: made up of a variety of sources or styles
noun a: disastrous or ludicrous defeat or failure
adjective: sharing an edge or boundary; touching
verb: to mutually take or give; to respond in kind
adjective: fragrant; aromatic; suggestive (of)
adjective: having no adverse effect; harmless
adjective: known or understood by only a few
adjective: disrespectfully casual or humorous
noun : a representative example of a type
adjective: being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent
verb: to grow and flourish
adjective: arousing disgust or aversion; offensive; repulsive
noun : a characteristic peculiar to an individual or group
adjective: deliberatively deceptive
adjective: friendly; agreeable; good-natured
adjective: disposed to seek revenge; spiteful
verb: to level to the ground; to demolish
noun : the state of being brief in duration
adjective: gaudy and cheap
adjective: characterized by deep, extensive learning
adjective: extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable
adjective: modest and reserved
verb: to condemn openly
adjective: moderate; restrained
adjective: carefully attentive to detail; difficult to please
adjective: adhering to the traditional and established, esp. in religion
noun : a strong inclination or liking
adjective: appeasing; soothing; showing willingness to reconcile

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