Lessons 19, 20, 21
These are the vocab words for lessons 19, 20, and 21 for AP Lang at FHE.
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| 46019234 | abrogate | trans verb: To abolish or annul by authority; cancel. | |
| 46019235 | acquisition | noun: a. The act or process of gaining possession. b. Something gained, especially an addition to an established category or group. | |
| 46019236 | conquistador | noun: A conqueror, esp. one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru. | |
| 46019237 | inquisitive | adjective: a. Eager to learn; curious. b. Unduly curious; prying | |
| 46019238 | perquisite | noun: a. A payment or profit received in addition to a regular wage or salary, esp. a benefit expected as one's due. b. A tip. c. Something claimed as an exclusive right | |
| 46019239 | presage | trans. verb: a. To indicate or warn of in advance. b. To foretell or predict; intrans. verb: To make or utter a prediction; noun: a. An indication or warning of a future occurrence; omen. b. A feeling or intuition of what is going to occur | |
| 46019240 | quest | noun: The act or instance of seeking or pursuing something | |
| 46019241 | requisite | adjective: Required; essential | |
| 46019242 | sagicity | noun: Keenness of perception; soundness of judgment; wisdom | |
| 46019243 | surrogate | noun: Someone or something that takes the place of another; adjective: Substitute | |
| 46019244 | abeyance | noun: The condition of being temporarily set aside; suspension | |
| 46019245 | abstemious | adjective: a. Sparing, esp. in the use of food and drink; moderate; temperate. b. Restricted to bare necessities; very plain | |
| 46019246 | circuitous | adjective: a. Being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; indirect. b. Not being forthright in language or action | |
| 46019247 | circumvent | trans. verb: a. To avoid by or as if passing around. b. To overcome or get the better of by artful maneuvering; outwit | |
| 46019248 | elude | trans. verb: a. To escape from, as by artfulness, cunning, or daring. b. To escape the understanding of; baffle | |
| 46019249 | eschew | trans. verb: To avoid habitually, esp. on moral or practical grounds; shun; abstain from | |
| 46019250 | evasion | noun: a. The act of escaping or avoiding by cleverness or deceit; dodging. b. A means of evading; a trick or excuse used to avoid something | |
| 46019251 | malinger | intrans. verb: To pretend to be ill or injured in order to avoid duty or work | |
| 46019252 | oblique | adjective: a. Indirect; not straightforward. b. Devious, misleading, or dishonest. c. Having a slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined | |
| 46019253 | shirk | trans. verb: To neglect, put off, or avoid discharging | |
| 46019254 | banal | adjective: Lacking freshness or originality; trite | |
| 46019255 | emulate | trans. verb: To strive to equal or excel, esp. through imitation | |
| 46019256 | mimicry | noun: A close copying or imitation of the speech, expression, or gesture of another | |
| 46019257 | platitude | noun: A trite remark or statement | |
| 46019258 | prototype | noun: a. An original type, form, or instance that serves as a model on which later stages are based or judged. b. An early and typical example | |
| 46019259 | recapitulate | trans. verb: To repeat in concise form | |
| 46019260 | redundant | adjective: a. Exceeding what is necessary or natural; superfluous. b. Repeating the same idea, usually in different words; wordy | |
| 46019261 | rendition | noun: a. An interpretation of a musical score or dramatice piece. b. A performance of a musical or dramatic work | |
| 46019262 | sham | noun: a. Something false or empty that is supposed to be genuine. b. The quality of deceitfulness; empty pretense. c. A person who assumes a false character; adjective: Impostor | |
| 46019263 | simulation | noun: The taking on of the appearance, form, or sound of something else; an imitation |