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Edwards AP Lang Vocab 1

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79243063Abeyancea temporary suspension of activity.
79243064Abstinencevoluntarily refraining from eating certain foods or drink or from doing something pleasant but not good for you.
79243065Abstrusehard to understand or grasp.
79243066Adumbrateto suggest partly, to give a hint of things to come, to foreshadow vaguely.
79243067Alacritycheerful readiness, liveliness or eagerness.
79243068Ambulatoryable to walk or move about.
79243069Apocryphalfalse, spurious, of a doubtful origin.
79243070Arbitera judge, one who decides.
79243071Ascetichermitlike, self-denial, austere.
79243072Assiduoushardworking, busy, diligent.
79243073Capriciouswhimsical, fanciful, impulsive.
79243074Castigateto punish, chastise, criticize severely.
79243075Charycareful, cautious, wary.
79243076Chicanerydeception or trickery.
79243077Chimericalwildly fanciful, absurd.
79243078Circumlocutionwordy language, an indirect, roundabout expression.
79243079Contentiousargumentative over a point, quarrelsome.
79243080Belieto run counter to, to show something as false.
79243081Brookto tolerate, to put up with something.
79243082Debaclea disaster or violent breakdown
79243083Deleteriousharmful
79243084Descryto discern, to see something, to catch sight of
79243085Desiccateto dry out
79243086Discomfitto confuse, deceive
79243087Doffto take off ( usually clothing) as a sign of greeting.
79243088Doggerelcomic, sometimes crude, informal verse
79243089Dossiera file of documents, letters and records
79243090Dulcethaving a nice, agreeable melodious sound
79243091Encomiuma eulogy or expression of high praise
79243092Endemicnative, belonging to a specific region
79243093Espyto glimpse, to descry, to catch sight of
79243094Evanescentvanishing, happening for the briefest moment.
79243095Exemplaran excellent model, a typical example
79243096Exigenturgent, demands prompt action
79243097Extirpateto rip up by the roots, to abolish, to annihilate
79243098Facetioushumorous, joking in a somewhat inappropriate or clumsy manner.
79243099Fecundfertile, productive, fruitful
79243100Fusilladea rapid outburst, spray of gunfire
79243101Gainsayto deny, to speak or act against
79243102Garruloustalkative
79243103Halitosisbad breath
79243104Irasciblehot tempered, cranky
79243105Leitmotifa dominant or recurring theme
79243106Leveean embankment designed to prevent a river from flooding
79243107Lopeto run at a steady, easy pace
79243108Macerateto soften by soaking, to cause to waste away
79243109Malapropismthe humorous misuse of a word that sounds very much like the word intended
79243110Matriculateto enroll, most particularly in college
79243111Maudlinoverly sentimental
79243112Mellifluoussweetly flowing
79243113Mordantbitingly sarcastic, incisive, caustic in manner
79243114Moribundbeing in a dying or decaying condition
79243115Munificentgenerous
79243116Neophytea beginner, a novice
79243117Officiousunnecessarily helpful, meddlesome, interfering
79243118Omnivorouseating or absorbing everything, feeding on both animal and vegetable substances
79243119Oscillateto swing back and forth
79243120Ossifyto become rigid, to become set in one's ways
79243121Palliateto hide the seriousness of something with excuses or apologies, to ease without curing
79243122Pallidlacking color, wan
79243123Panegyriclofty praise, eulogistic writing
79243124Parsimoniousstingy
79243125Penuryextreme poverty
79243126Perfidiousfaithless, untrustworthy
79243127Perfunctorycareless, unenthusiastic, done merely as duty
79243128Perorateto make a long, formal speech, to sum up a speech
79243129Perspicaciousshrewd, astute, showing strong powers of discernment
79243130Petulantcranky, ill tempered, irritable, peevish
79243131Piquantpungent, charmingly provocative
79243132Prescienthaving foresight
79243133Prevaricateto deviate from the truth
79243134Profligatecorrupt, degenerate, wildly extravagant
79243135Propinquitynearness in place or time, kinship
79243136Proteanreadily assuming different shapes or characters
79243137Putrefyto rot
79243138Recalcitrantstubbornly defiant and resistant of authority
79243139Reconditehard to understand, abstruse, over one's head
79243140Reprobatea morally unprincipled person, a scoundrel
79243141Reticentrestrained, reluctant, uncommunicative
79243142Ribaldryvulgar or indecent language
79243143Sagaciouswise, shrewd
79243144Salubriousfavorable to health
79243145Scotchto put an end to
79243146Sinuouswinding, having many curves
79243147Striatedmarked with thin lines or grooves
79243148Superciliousarrogant, overbearing, condescending
79243149Surreptitioussneaky, secret
79243150Sycophanta flatterer, a self-serving yes-man
79243151Temerityboldness, rashness, audacity
79243152Truculenthostile, aggressive, savage
79243153Vacuousempty, lacking intelligence
79243154Viscositythickness and consistency of a liquid

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