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The Unofficial AP English Language and Composition Vocabulary Guide Week 11

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101484974critique1. an evaluation or essay that evaluates (analysis, assessment, appraisal) [noun]
101484975critique2. to evaluate, analyze, assess, or appraise critically [verb]
101484976diatribe1. bitter attack, criticism (tirade, denunciation, rant)
101484977prosaic1. dull and unimaginative (banal, mundane, pedestrian)
101484978prosaic2. colorless
101484979ponderous1. cumbersome (weighty, heavy)
101484980ponderous2. extremely dull
101484981sedentary1. settled in, not moving (inactive)
101484982mundane1. boring and dull (routine, everyday, commonplace)
101484983vindicated1. cleared from suspicion and found blameless (correct, right, justified, exonerated)
101484984assimilation1. a part absorbed into the whole (integration, absorption, incorporation)
101484985derived1. resulting (consequential) [adjective]
101484986derived2. coming from a source [verb]
101484987subdue1. to hold back (restrain, suppress)
101484988subdue2. to conquer
101484989enlighten1. make clear or give insight (explain)
101484990fugitive1. a person fleeing [noun]
101484991fugitive2. having run away [adjective]
101484992fugitive3. fleeting [adjective]
101484993impinge1. impose (intrude, interrupt)
101484994impinge2. make an impact
101484995poignant1. strong intellectual interest
101484996poignant2. distressing
101484997aristocratic1. elegant, stylish
101484998aristocratic2. pertaining to an upper-class noble or person in the government
101484999deportment1. behavior (manner, demeanor)
101485000obeisance1. a gesture showing high respect, such as a bow
101485001obeisance2. homage
101485002implicit1. non-direct and implied (unspoken, hidden, embedded)
101485003implicit2. absolute and unquestioning
101485004acute1. intense (heightened, finely-tuned)
101485005acute2. sharp intellect (keen)
101485006acute3. sharply pointed
101485007acute4. serious
101485008acute5. sensitive to detail
101485009tenacity1. perseverance, resolve
101485010tenacity2. stubbornness
101485011tenacity3. cohesiveness
101485012diametrically opposed1. completely dissimilar; opposite
101485013aspiration1. Ambition (goal, aim, desire)
101485014aspiration2. In speech, a puff of air
101485015fidelity1. faithfulness to a spouse
101485016fidelity2. keeping promises (loyalty, faithfulness, trustworthiness)
101485017fidelity3. accuracy, correctness, exactness
101485018indomitable1. not able to be conquered, overcome, or defeated
101485019succeeding1. subsequent (following, later, ensuing)

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