AP English III #1-50 Vocab Test
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meganMshaver333 on February 20, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Abhor | hates, loathes, detests |
| Abstraction | a deduction, and idea separate from specific objects |
| Acme | top, highest point of perfection |
| Affluence | riches, abundance |
| Amnesty | general pardon for offences against a gov, grant of immunity |
| Assuage | lessen, pacify, mitigate |
| Bilious | sour, bad-tempered, crabby |
| Blase | bored uninterested, satiated |
| Captious | fault-finding, sophistical, carping |
| Circumspect | cautious, careful, unobectionable |
| Contraband | smuggled goods, prohibited goods |
| Countenance | face, expression, features |
| Deleterious | bad, harmful, injurious |
| Despot | bully, dictator, tyrant |
| Dissident | disagreeing, dissenting |
| Effrontery | nerve, boldness, audacity |
| Erudite | well read, scholarly |
| Expatiate | expand, enlarge |
| Felicitous | fitting, apt, appropriate |
| Garrulous | talkative, chattery, loquacious |
| Gesticulate | making motions, making gestures |
| hue | shade, tint |
| impasse | standstill, deadlock, insouluble difficulty |
| ineluctable | certain, unavoidable, inevitable |
| intransigent | stubborn, uncompromising, irreconcilable |
| ken | knowing, field of knowledge |
| lucid | clear, enlightening, comprehensible |
| malinger | shirking their work, evading duty, feigning incapacity |
| mnemonic | memory-improvement |
| myriad | crowds of, very numerous, innumerable |
| narcissistic | self centered, egotistic |
| odious | hateful, disgusting, offensive |
| paraphrase | restatement, a statement in other words |
| palpitate | beat quickly, pounded |
| pedant | narrow-minded person, trivial person |
| platonic | idealistic, spiritual, friendly |
| pragmatic | practical, business like, factual |
| promiscuous | losse, sexually uncontrolled |
| peroration | conclusion, summary, recap |
| recalcitrant | resisting authority, uncooperative, refractory |
| restive | nervous, uneasy, restless |
| sardonic | sarcastic, biting, ironic |
| sensuous | physical, sensory |
| stolid | not easily excited, unemotional, impassive |
| sybarite | lover of luxury, voluptuary |
| tirade | antagonistic speech, outburst, denunciation |
| vagary | whim, quirk, capriciousness |
| benal | corrupt, purchasable, mercinary |
| vicarious | second hand, substitute, empathetic |
| vitiated | weakended, spoiled, marred |
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