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AP Lang Vocab #1: Semester 2

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285945646friendlyamicable
285945647grouchycantankerous
285945648joyful, happyelated
285945649accuse with a crimeincriminate
285945650maneuver, planploy
289521307uncertain, unclearambiguous
289521308someone who brags continuouslybraggart
289521309abandoned, neglectful of one's obligationsderelict
289521310to hold back, restraininhibit
289521311done in a routine mannerperfunctory
294668098upset, disturbagitate
294668099to regard with scorn or contemptdisdain
294668100trained public speakerelocutionist
294668101wildferal
294668102clumsy or stupid oaflummox
298312812greedavarice
298312813middle-classbourgeois
298312814to shortencurtail
298312815beggarmendicant
298312816dilemmaquandary
301431983to gain possession ofacquire
301431984favorable, usefuladvantages
301431985very oldancient
301431986process of burningcombustion
301431987destroydemolish
303659431quality of appearing true or realverisimilitude
303659432self-serving flatterersycophant
303659433to reject as having no authorityrepudiate
303659434damage, deface, spoilmar
303659435showyostentatious
306593069sweet, innocentcherubic
306593070humorous misuse of a wordmalapropism
306593071elegant, delicate featurenicety
306593072charming, happy, engagingwinsome
306593073gentle breezezephyr
309962156to stray away from the main pointdigress
309962157skeptical, doubtfulincredulous
309962158corrupt, degenerateprofligate
309962159unaffected by emotionsstoic
309962160stubborn, firmtenacious
313224878using high-sounding but meaningless languagebombastic
313224879to erase or wipe outeradicate
313224880giantgargantuan
313224881quarrelsome, eager and ready to fightpugnacious
313224882fear or hatred of foreigners or strangersxenophobia
315678672characteristic of informal speechcolloquial
315678673unrehearsed, on the spur of the momentextemporaneous
315678674to stand around idlyloiter
315678675trembling, shakingpalpitation
315678676untidy, messyslovenly
318773345total lack of inhibitionabandon
318773346to cause, to change in an immoral waypervert
318773347corporate symbollogo
318773348beginnernovice
318773349to cross a body of water at a shallow placeford
321967466secret, stealthyfurtive
321967467flawless, without faultimpeccable
321967468laughable, ridiculousludicrous
321967469ideal example, modelparadigm
321967470gaudy, cheap, showytawdry
327862473to convert to a particular belief or religionproselytize
327862474witty, skillful story tellerraconteur
327862475calmness, composureequanimity
327862476amusing, ironicwry
327862477incapable of being correctedincorrigible
331363153praiseaccolade
331363154to conspire, schemeconnive
331363155extravagent, greater than reasonableexorbitant
331363156complete and utter loss, damnationperdition
331363157to make an educated guesssurmise
336386584shocking, outstandingly badegregious
336386585deny, renounceabnegate
336386586characterized by resolute fearlessness and enduranceintrepid
336386587marked by a fawning attentivenessobsequious
336386588deepvisceral
342176586unclear, uncertainambivalent
342176587from an incorrect time periodanachronistic
342176588one who cultivates a high sensitivity to the beauty of art and natureaesthete
342176589to evade responsibility by pretending to be illmalinger
342176590to irritate, annoy, confuse, puzzlevex
346345097quack, fakecharlatan
346345098stupid talkdrivel
346345099to calm or make less severemollify
346345100having to deal with punishmentpunitive
346345101cheerfully optimisticsanguine
348569060very satisfactorycopacetic
348569061deceiving or misleadingfallacious
348569062hatred of womenmisogyny
348569063a very small difference in color, tone, or meaningnuance
348569064the spirit, attitude, or general outlook of a certain time periodzeitgeist
361252615to give up a leadership positionabdicate
361252616rapidly and often superficially performed or produced, hastycursory
361252617expressing praiselaudatory
361252618to demolish, levelraze
361252619resentment, offenseumbrage
366125483to confront verballyaccost
366125484small or miniaturediminutive
366125485talkative, wordygarrulous
366125486a tendency, partiality, or preferencepenchant
366125487sickeningly sweetsaccharine
373027847adaptableversatile
373027848windingsinuous
373027849shamelessbrazen
373027850stinking from decayputrid
373027851deadlockimpasse
379650670drunk, intoxicatedinebriated
379650671lack of feeling, indifferenceapathy
379650672misstep, blunderfaux pas
379650673carelesslax
379650674reading, studyperusal

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