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AP Lang and Comp Vocabulary Set #2

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to caution, advise, or counsel against something
to defraud; cheat
a person who pretends or claims to have more knowledge or skillthan he or she possesses; quack
roundabout; not direct
a person, especially an old person, exhibiting a decline in mental faculties; a weak-minded or foolish old person
used in, suitable for, or resembling an elegy
to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead; prevaricate or hedge
the state of being happy, especially in a high degree; bliss
frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness;characterized by levity
reddish; ruddy; rosy
the action or spirit of people who work to oppose or destroy settled beliefs/institutions (often religious)
without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities;vapid
characterized by or showing servile complaisance ordeference; fawning
of or pertaining to a parish or parishes
producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable
to tear down; demolish; level to the ground
inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation
swollen; distended; tumid
the point on the celestial sphere vertically above a given position or observer
having an abundance of wealth, property or other material goods
deep yellow or orangish yellow
showing or expressing disdain
to draw or bring out the truth
to utter or pronounce words in an especially articulate manner
disease that speads quickly among animals
an unprincipaled or untrustworthy person
complicated
punishment undergone as penitance for a sin
slavishly submissive or obsequious; fawning
kindly
using a conversational style; informal conversation
in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
in a tone intended to preach a sermon or show a lesson about life
attacking traditional or popular ideas or institutions
pertaining to or expressing praise
an air of treating someone well because of a feeling or superiority; condescending
precisely meaningful; cogent and terse
affecting the emotions strongly
immature and overconfident

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