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AP English Vocabulary words set 3

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122142542Capriciousimpulsive and unpredictable; subject to whims
122142543ReticentHesitant or disinclined to speak out; reserved; restrained in presentation
122142544Moribundon the point of death
122142545Risque'bordering on being indecent or improper
122142546Verisimilitudethe quality of appearing to be true, real, likely, depicting realism
122142547Inexorablenot capable of being persuaded by entreaty; unyielding; relentless
122142548Insipidlacking excitement, stimulation, or interest; dull; tasteless
122142549Corroborateto support or confirm by new evidence; attest the truth or accuracy of
122142550Physiognomythe art of judging human character by facial features or outward appearance
122142551Supplicateasking humbly or earnestly ;beseeching
122142552TediumThe quality or condition of being wearisome or tedious; "a tedious time"
122142553TorridParched with heat of the sun (torrid sand); passionate (torrid affair)
122142554Encumberto impede or hinder the action or performance of
122142555ImpasseA difficult situation offering no workable escape "an impassible road"
122142556LugubriousMournful to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree; dismal
122142557AffrontTo insult intentionally and openly; to cause offence
122142558Indolentdisinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy; slow to develop or heal
122142559ConnoisseurA person with informed and astute discrimination; esp. art and taste
122142560Cajoleto coax gently and persistently
122142561Blase'uninterested or unexcited because of frequent exposure or indulgence
122142562CholericEasily angered; bad-tempered
122142563DrollAmusingly odd or whimsically comical (a buffoon)
122142564Carnagemassive slaughter, as in war; massacre; flesh of slain animals or men
122142565Adulationexcessive praise or flattery
122142566Surfeitto feed or supply to fullness or excess
122142567PathosA quality that arouses great sympathy
122142568HubrisGreat pride "tragic flaw"; common flaw in characters

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