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AP Vocab group--units 7 & 8

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215487180abstemious(adj.) moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline
215487181blithe(adj.) cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned
215487182crepuscular(adj.) Pertaining to twilight
215487183enunciation(n.) the act of articulating or pronouncing words, esp. w/regard to clarity; OR a formal announcement or statement, as in a doctrine or policy.
215487184headstrong(adj.) willful, stubborn, habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition.
215487185lackluster(adj.) lacking vitality, energy, or brightness; boring.
215487186objective(adj.) undistorted by emotion or personal bias
215487187pliable(adj.) easily bent, flexible; easily influenced
215487188rescind(v.) to abrogate, annul, revoke, repeal; to invalidate by a later action or higher authority
215487189temper(v.) to moderate or mitigate; to soften or tone down; to bring to a suitable state by mixing or blending
215487190abstruse(adj.)obscure; profound; difficult to understand
215487191blunderbuss(n.) 1. ancient weapon (type of gun); 2. a clumsy person
215487192cringe(v.) to shrink back or hide in fear or submissiveness
215487193envenom(v.) to make bitter or angry; to poison
215487194hedonism(n.) an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good
215487195laconic(adj.) brief and to the point; using few words
215487196oblique(adj.) slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct
215487197plumagen. feathers of a bird
215487198resignation(n.) patient submissiveness; statement/document that one is quitting a job; unresistant to fate
215487199tenacious(adj.) stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purpose

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