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AP vocab list 2, units 1 & 2

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246412642acrid(adj) harsh or sharp in taste or odor; sharp in manner or temper
246412643boorish(adj) rude or insensitive; ill-mannered
246412644cynical(adj) believing the worst of human nature and motives
246412645epistle(n) a letter or literary composition in letter form; one of several books of the New Testament
246412646heresy(n)any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
246412647lance(v) to pierce with a lance; cut into; (n): spearlike weapon
246412648obscure(v) to make obscure or unclear; (adj) not clear or plain; dim, vague, ambiguous
246412649poignant(adj) keenly distressing to the feelings; affecting or moving the emotions
246412650respite(n) a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying
246412651terse(adj) neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language; abruptly concise; curt; brusque.
246412652acrophobia(n) the morbid fear of heights
246412653bourgeois(n) a person whose political, economic, and social opinions are believed to be determined mainly by concern for property values and conventional respectability.
246412654debility(n) a weakened or enfeebled state; weakness
246412655epistolary(adj) contained in or carried on by letters
246412656hiatus(n) a break or interruption in the continuity of a thing; a pause
246412657languid(adj) lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow; listless, indifferent
246412658obscured(see # 7)
246412659poised(adj) (of a person) composed, dignified, self-assured; OR teetering or wavering, near imbalance
246412660resplendent(adj) shining brilliantly; gleaming; splendid
246412661therapeutic(adj) of or pertaining to curing or healing

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