For the AP Lang Class of Dr. Deforrest
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| 266581903 | Anchor | To secure firmly. Anchor the boat to the dock. | |
| 266581904 | Antediluvian | very, very old (it literally means "before the Flood") The natives' antediluvian marriage rituals had not changed in thousands of years | |
| 266581905 | Denigrate | to belittle, to run down, to deny the importance of something To denigrate someone's reputation merely on hearsay is wrong. | |
| 266581906 | Doleful | having great sorrow By her doleful expression, I knew that she did not make the cheerleader squad. | |
| 266581907 | Epilogue | a short addition to a literary work, a short speech given at the end of a play The author's intent in writing the novel can be found in the epilogue. | |
| 266581908 | Epitaph | an inscription in memory of a dead person (usually on a tombstone) She wants to write her own epitaph before she dies, rather than have someone else write it later. | |
| 266581909 | Foible | a fault or defect His main failing is his refusal to admit that he is sometimes wrong. | |
| 266581910 | Garish | crudely or tastelessly colorful or showy; excessively ornate or elaborate Her garish clothes made her look out of place in the conservative setting. | |
| 266581911 | Homage | a reverential regard; respect shown by external action The people went to pay homage to their respected leader. | |
| 266581912 | Importune | to beg in earnest Although he importuned for one more chance, his former boss would not rehire him. | |
| 266581913 | Intangibles | things that cannot be realized or defined The coach said that he had the best team and that they should win, but one never knows about intangibles. | |
| 266581914 | Lecher | one who indulges excessively in sexual activity or in lasciviousness The young woman was repulsed by the unwanted sexual advances of the lecher. | |
| 266581915 | Morbidity | unwholesomeness and gloominess, gruesomeness The boy talked about dead people and gruesome things. He soon frightened me with his morbidity. | |
| 266584242 | Ostracize | to exclude by general consent from society or privileges Her friends ostracized her after her husband's arrest. | |
| 266584243 | Patronizing | having a condescending attitude She hugged the poor children in the streets and flashed them patronizing smiles. | |
| 266590759 | Plentitude | a full supply [NOT ON SHAKEASPEAK VOCABULARY LIST] | |
| 266590760 | Raconteur | one who is skillful at telling stories and anecdotes One of the reasons that most Americans loved Will Rogers was that he was a wonderful raconteur. | |
| 266590761 | Resonant | echoing, continuing to sound The resonant sounds of the cello make it a pleasing instrument. | |
| 266590762 | Sentinel | one who keeps guard as a sentry The oak trees hovered over the house as sentinels. | |
| 266590763 | Sequester | to seclude Because of the publicity about the case and the defendant, the judge decided to sequester the jury. | |
| 266590764 | Slag | the residue or mass of metal left after smelting; worthless matter The bottom of the pit was full of slag. | |
| 266590765 | Sumptuous | luxurious I like to go to my mother's house on Thanksgiving Day because we always have a sumptuous feast. | |
| 266590766 | Tinge | to add a bit of color; to affect slightly; a slight coloration I wanted to add a tinge of red to the picture. The roses tinged the air with their fragrance. | |
| 266590767 | Unpalatable | distasteful, unpleasant, disagreeable The speaker made harshly unpalatable but honest statements. | |
| 266590768 | Workaday | ordinary, commonplace Because the novelist included workaday settings in her book, she was able to appeal to the ordinary man. |
