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AP English Vocab
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12th Grade
10/13/2008

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vulnerable
Definition
capable of being hurt, at risk
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inexorable
Definition
merciless, ruthless, unstoppable, implacable and relentless
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a pall
Definition
a cloth draped over a coffin; something that darkens in a gloomy way, to cast a pall over
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shroud
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a cloth to wrap a corpse in, a covering that obscures
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resolute
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firm of purpose, determined and unswayed
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to laud, to extol
Definition
to praise, to glorify
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laudable
Definition
worthy of praise and commendation
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avarice, rapacity, voracity
Definition
great all consuming greed
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avaricious, rapacious, voracious
Definition
excessively greedy and all consuming
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loquacious, garrulous
Definition
chatty, talkative, running off at the mouth
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incendiary
Definition
inflaming, causing fire literally or metaphorically, inflammatory
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verbose
Definition
excessively wordy either in print or in oral use of words
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taciturn, laconic
Definition
using few words, not inclined to speak
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tacit
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unspoken, not put into word, implicit
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pernicious
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harmful, injurious to the point of death, ruinous, fatal
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occult
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having to do with the dark side of the supernatural
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morbid
Definition
characterized by a sick interest in death, disease or dying
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moribund
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in a state of dying or wasting away
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derelict
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an abandoned ruin or wreck (a bum is often a derelict; a derelict car in the junk yard); also, neglectful of duty
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penury
Definition
abject poverty, utter lack of resources
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misanthrope
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hater of humanity
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misogynist
Definition
woman hater
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stark, Spartan
Definition
bare bones, no frills, having just the bare minimum
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