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Pre-AP Spring Vocabulary - Definitions

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to reduce to nothing; to make ineffective
indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures; apathetic
to support, give a boost to
to feel or express regret or disapproval
of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously
to bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon
a person or thing of no importance
to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind
elaborately decorated; showily splendid
to remove drive out of a position or place
marked by success; favorable.
loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
kept or done in secret
to instruct especially so as to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement
vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor; impermanent
disrespectful; characterized by offensively bold behavior
gladness and merriment usually accompanied by laughter
having infinite knowledge and awareness; all-knowing
dangerously lacking in security or stability
a speech or dramatic monologue made to oneself to reveal thoughts
a gentle breeze; the west wind
a characteristic or quality peculiar to an individual; an oddity
to bring or draw out a response; evoke
to decorate; to make beautiful with ornamentation
to give a false appearance of; pretend
to mourn or express sorrow in a demonstrative manner
loud and boisterous; harsh, disorderly
the art of using words effectively in speaking or writing
to spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate
extremely infectious, malignant, or poisonous
unnaturally pale; lacking vitality
to make smooth or shiny by polishing
intended to instruct
an inscription in memory of a dead person (usually on a tombstone)
lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; sagacious
insignificant; frivolous
enthusiastic pursuit of a cause, ideal, or goal
stern and cold in appearance or manner; severe
to mislead with skillful trickery; to persuade with charm
to present as a gift or honor
to regard or treat with haughty contempt; despise
carried out or performed with little or no preparation; impromptu
to treat with contempt; scorn
contented to a fault; self-satisfied and unconcerned
a disease or unwholesome condition; disorder
done routinely and with little interest or care
a deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief, etc
a state of uncertainty or perplexity
to swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another
a misapplied or inappropriate name or designation
the quality or state of being brief in duration
a discordant and meaningless mixture of sounds
possessing or displaying meticulous attention to detail
to obtain or achieve by indirect, usually deceitful methods; to cheat
seeking and enjoying the company of others; sociable
performed with a natural, offhand ease
a repetitive recital or list
characterized by cunning and deceit
an ideal condition of harmony, stability, or joy
to exclude from a group; to banish
displaying or characterized by unusually early development or maturity, especially in intelligence
being the best or most typical of its kind
one who is excessively preoccupied with oneself
a general sense of unease
one that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a warning
frankness or sincerity of expression; openness
unsure; uncertain; not definite or positive; hesitant
marked by or resulting from a desire to hurt; spiteful
being in loose disarray; marked by disorder; untidy
playfully jocular; humorous
an expression of approval
one that is peculiar, irregular, abnormal, or difficult to classify
listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; boredom
the best or most representative example of a class or type
characterized by showiness meant to impress others; showy
seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
characterized by or subject to whim; impulsive and unpredictable
easy and pleasant to speak to; approachable
the outcome of a sequence of events; the end result

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