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AP Lang Second Semester Vocab (Edwards) Part 1

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288365993abrogateto repeal, to set aside, to nullify
288365994abscondto leave quickly and secretively
288365995adjureto command or urge solemnly and earnestly
288365996aggrieveto distress, to mistreat
288365997ameliorateto make better, to ease or improve
288370240bandyto toss back and forth, to exchange, to use in a glib way
288370241cavilto quibble, to raise trivial questions
288370242comportto behave
288370243decimateto kill or destroy a large part of something
288370244depredateto prey upon, to plunder with violence if necessary
288370245dissipateto break up, to squander, to indulge excessively in sensual pleasure
288370246enervateto weaken, to sap the strength
288370247ensconceto settle in snugly, to hide in a secure place
288370248fetterto impede, retrain, hamper
288370249flagellateto whip, or to punish as if by whipping
288370250fomentto stir up, to incite
288370251forswearretract, renounce, or retcant
288370252gesticulateto gesture, especially when speaking
288370253girdto invest in authority, to brace
288370254impugnto attack the integrity of something

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