Set: AP Eng Vocab 1
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All 21 Terms
| | Term | Definition |
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aphorism | short, meaningful statement |
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avaricious | greedy |
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banal | common, mundane |
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cache | 1.) a secret hiding place or 2.) the things kept there |
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capricious | does thingson a whim; spontaneous |
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desultory | winding, meandering (often applied to speeches/papers) |
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disparity | (n) a difference; an inequality |
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egregious | grave, a terrible [mistake] |
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enigma | something that is a puzzle, hard to figure out |
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facile | (adj) something that is done quickly and easily (often implies insincerity) |
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garrulous | talkative |
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gregarious | very social |
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halcyon | (adj) calm, carefree (think summer vacation) |
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hirsute | (adj) hairy (like apes) |
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iconoclast | rebel |
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incipient | (adj) in the beginning stages |
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jurisprudence | (n) the study of law |
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laconic | quiet, doesn't have much to say |
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maudlin | (adj) overly sentimental "drunkenly sentimental" |
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mendacity | (n) a falsehood, a lie |
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meretricious | (adj) "deceptively pleasing"; something that looks good but is bad on the inside |
Set Information
| Terms | 21 |
| Creator | Darsi |
| Created | August 20, 2007 |
| Groups | None |
| Tags | ap, vocabulary |
| Access | Anyone |
| Edit | Creator Only |
Most Missed Words
- enigma → something that is a puzzle, hard to figure out - 1 miss
- facile → (adj) something that is done quickly and easily (often implies insincerity) - 1 miss
- halcyon → (adj) calm, carefree (think summer vacation) - 1 miss
- hirsute → (adj) hairy (like apes) - 1 miss