AP English 11 Vocab Set 4
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CyberGemini on November 8, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
Adulation | flattery; admiration |
Adulterate | make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances |
Advent | arrival |
Adventitious | accidental; casual |
Adversary | opponent |
Adverse | unfavorable; hostile |
Adversity | poverty; misfortune |
Advocacy | support; active pleading on something's behalf |
Advocate | urge; plead for |
Aerie | nest of a large bird of prey (eagle, hawk) |
Aesthetic | artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of beauty |
Affable | easily approachable; warmly friendly |
Affected | artificial; pretended; assumed in order to impress |
Affidavit | written statement made under oath |
Affiliation | joining; associated with |
Affinity | kinship |
Affirmation | positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by someone who refuses to take an oath |
Affix | fasten; attach; add on |
Affliction | State of distress; cause of suffering |
Affluence | abundance; wealth |
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