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AP English Language and Composition Vocabulary - 1
Words 1-100 from Vicious Vocabulary.
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11th Grade
08/26/2009

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Abased
Definition
Humbled, Humiliated, belittled, or lowered.
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Abhorrent
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Provoking fear or disgust. Worthy of hate.
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Abject
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Completely miserable and degraded.
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Abominable
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Vile or disgusting
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Abrasive
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Irritating and rude
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Absconding
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To depart in a secret manner to avoid capture.
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abysmal
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wretched ; hopelessly bad
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Acephalous
Definition
Without a head or leader
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Acerbic
Definition
sharp, sour, or bitter.
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Acidulous
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Faintly sour or acidic in TASTE, which is the difference between Acidulous and Acerbic
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Acquisitive
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grasping and greedy
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Acrid
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sharp and bitter
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Acrimonious
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An acrimonious' persons speech is sharp and bitter.
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Affrontive
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Openly insulting and purposely offensive
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Agrestic
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Rustic or crude and awkward
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aloof
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distant, indifferent, or disinterested
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Amazonian
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A woman who is powerful and aggressive ; warlike
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Ambivalent
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To have conflicting feelings
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Amoral
Definition
Without morals or unable to tell the difference between right and wrong.
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Anachronistic
Definition
Out of it's proper time
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Anathematic
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Disgusting, loathsome, hated, and/or hateful
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Antediluvian
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Very old. It means before the flood (reference to the great flood from the Bible.)
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Anthropocentric
Definition
Always interprets life in terms of human values.
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Antipathetic
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To be filled with aversion and repugnance.
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Antiquated
Definition
Obsolete or useless due to age
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Apathetic
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Unconcerned, indifferent, or plain not interested
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Archaic
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Ancient or old fashioned
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Arriviste
Definition
Newly acquired wealth by dubious methods
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Arrogant
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Excessive amount of self pride.
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Arrogating
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T seize without right.
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Asinine
Definition
Person who behaves like an ass; silly, stupid, and obnoxious
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Aspersive
Definition
To spread slander and lies
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Astigmatic
Definition
Extremely skewed point of view.
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Audacious
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Extremely bold, recklessly brave, or boldly rude
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Augean
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Filthy and degraded
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Authoritarian
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One who demands obedience
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Autocratic
Definition
Domineering and rules with absolute power.
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Avaricious
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One who will do anything for money because of greed
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Babbling
Definition
Making incoherent sounds or talking foolishly.
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Bacchanalian
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Drunken and Festive
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Badgering
Definition
Nagging or bothering
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Baleful
Definition
Harmful, threatening harm, deadly, or ominous.
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Banal
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Ordinary or Common
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Baneful
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Deadly
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Barmecidal
Definition
Pretends hospitality or gives the illusion of having plenty.
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Batheic
Definition
Insincerely sentimental
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Bawdy
Definition
Humorously course and lewd
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Bedraggled
Definition
Wet, dirty, and disheveled
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Beetling
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Menacing
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Begrudging
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Envying or resenting the good.
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Bellicose
Definition
Likes to fight or argue
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Belligerent
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Warlike, ready to fight, aggressively hostile.
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Benighted
Definition
Surrounded by darkness
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Berating
Definition
To severely scold
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Bestial
Definition
Like a beast; brutal, savage, and vile
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Bete noir
Definition
The person you most hate or fear
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Bibulous
Definition
Predilection to drink too much booze
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Biddable
Definition
Willing to do whatever is asked of him/her
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Bilious
Definition
Cross and bad tempered
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Bland
Definition
Mild or dull, tasteless, and insipid
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Blatant
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offensively noisy or excessively conspicuous
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Blithering
Definition
Speaking nonsensically
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Blowzy
Definition
Coarse and ruddy or untidy
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Blusterous
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Blowhard
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Boeotian
Definition
Stupid or dim witted
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Bombastic
Definition
Speak or write pretentious, but meaningless words.
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Boondoggling
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Waste time doing pointless work
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Boorish
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Extremely rude
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Bootless
Definition
useless or without success
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Bootlicking
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Brown nosing
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Borboygmic
Definition
Bothered by stomach rumblings
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Bourgeois
Definition
Middle class
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Bovaristic
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Seeings yourself with a glamorized, exaggerated view.
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Bovine
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Relating to cows
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Brabbling
Definition
Quarreling over nothing
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Brackish
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Salty or distasteful
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Braggadocian
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Braggart or over-confident
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Brash
Definition
offensively or foolishly bold
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Brazen
Definition
shamelessly bold
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Brusque
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Rough and abrupt
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Bumptious
Definition
Disagreeably conceited
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Byzantine
Definition
Fraught with complexity, deviousness, and intrigue
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Cachinnating
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Laughs too loud/much
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Cacopygian
Definition
Has an ugly butt
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Cadaverous
Definition
Pale and ghastly
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Cagey
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Sly and wary
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Calculating
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Cunning in a selfish way
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Callous
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Uncaring and Unfeeling
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Callow
Definition
To be immature
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Cantankerous
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Bad tempered
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Calumnious
Definition
Slanderous
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Cantish
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Insincerely sentimental, hypocritically conveying kindness
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Capricious
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Erratic and flighty
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Captious
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Quick to find fault
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Carking
Definition
Worry and fret
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Carnal
Definition
Completely obsessed with flesh and sexual desire
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Carping
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Complaining or pointing out imperfections
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Cashiering
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To dismiss in dishonor
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Castigating
Definition
Punish or rebuke severely
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Belittling
Definition
To make something small, to insult, or to put down
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