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AP English Vocab
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12th Grade
10/13/2008

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posthumous
Definition
after death (a posthumous award is given after the recipient is dead)
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ubiquitous
Definition
found everywhere, commonly found
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portentous
Definition
full for portents, full of omens, sign of things to come
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portents, omens
Definition
signs of things to come
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ominous
Definition
threatening, portentous
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to woo
Definition
to court, to seek the favor of with the idea of joining together
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whim
Definition
a spontaneous, imaginative action
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whimsy
Definition
an odd or fanciful notion, often charming
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caprice
Definition
sudden or unpredictable action or change
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periphery
Definition
outer boundaries, margins
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nadir
Definition
lowest point
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zenith, apex, apogee, pinnacle
Definition
highest point, very tip top (pinnacle = high tower)
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perdition
Definition
state of damnation, hell, state of being damned
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dire, egregious
Definition
really, really bad
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heinous
Definition
really really bad, offensive against morality and accepted conventions of behavior, abominable
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knell
Definition
sounding or tolling of a bell
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death knell
Definition
bell tolling that signifies a death; a sign of something ending
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transitory, ephemeral
Definition
fleeting, short - lived, transient
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soporific
Definition
sleep - inducing, making one sleepy or drowsy
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to malign
Definition
to bad mouth, to say nasty things about
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malignant
Definition
evil, harmful in a bad, evil way
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malfeasance
Definition
wrong doing
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malice
Definition
nasty, evil intentions
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malevolent
Definition
evil wishing, intent on doing harm
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benevolent
Definition
well wishing, kindly disposed, good and kind
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benign
Definition
kindly disposed, good and not harmful
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