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AP English Vocab
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12th Grade
09/01/2008

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to appease
Definition
to pacify, to placate, to calm down and satisfy
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to cede
Definition
to yield, to give way to, to acknowledge
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to decimate
Definition
to destroy a large percentage of something (literally 10%)
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embargo
Definition
a blockade, a prohibition, an obstacle formally preventing something from happening
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hegemony
Definition
political and ideological power of a stronger nation over another
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to nullify
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to cancel or void
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protectorate
Definition
a weaker nation dominated and "protected" by a stronger nation
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quid pro quo
Definition
equal exchange - you do something for me, I do something for you
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blithe
Definition
happy, mirthful, merry, almost giddily glad
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paradigm
Definition
model or structure of truth accepted without question; model
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orthodox
Definition
utterly conventional, non-radical
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heterodox
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unorthodox, heretical, differing from prevailing beliefs or standards
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hauberk
Definition
armor, especially tunic of chain mail
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corselet
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armor covering trunk of body
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mead
Definition
alcoholic drink made from honey
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sanguinary
Definition
bloody, bloodthirsty, covered profusely with blood, causing great bloodshed
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sanguine
Definition
cheerful, optimistic, hopeful
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an enigma
Definition
deep mystery or puzzle
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inscrutable
Definition
cannot be figured out, mysterious
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conundrum
Definition
puzzle, puzzling problem
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to eviscerate
Definition
to disembowel, rip the guts from
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visceral
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instinctive, having a gut reaction
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cerebral
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intellectual, appealing to reason
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ethereal
Definition
light, airy, delicate, heavenly, angelic
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heinous
Definition
really, totally horribly bad, odious, highly criminal in nature
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