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AP English Vocabulary
Sections 1-6
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English
12th Grade
12/11/2011

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Caterwaul
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(V.) to howl or screech like a cat; to quarrel
(n.) a harsh or noisy cry; a racket
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Fait Accompli
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(n.) an accomplished and presumably irreversible deed, fact, or action
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Mirage
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(n.) something illusory, without substance, or without a basis in reality; an illusion
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Adjunct
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(n.) something added to something else as helpful or useful but not essential
(adj.) add or connected in a subordinate capacity
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Hierarchy
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(n.) any system of things or people arranged or graded one above another in order of rank, wealth, class, etc.
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Bellwether
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(n.) the male sheep that leads the flock to the slaughterhouse; a leader
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Liturgy
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(n.) a religious service or rite; the form of a ritual or other act of public worship
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Hidebound
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(adj.) narrow-minded and rigid, especially in opinions or prejudices; stubbornly and unthinkingly conservative
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Effete
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(adj.) lacking in wholesome vigor or energy; worn-out or exhausted
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Chimerical
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(adj.) absurd; wildly fantastic; impossible
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Supine
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(adj.) lying flat on ones back' listless or lethargic; apathetic or passive
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Morass
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(n.) a patch of low, soft, wet ground; a swamp
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Vignette
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(n.) a short description or sketch; a picture or illustration with edges that gradually shade off
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Proselyte
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(n.) a convert; a disciple
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Noisome
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(adj.) offensive or disgusting; foul-smelling, harmful or injurious
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Ribald
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(adj.) irreverently mocking; coarse, vulgar, or indecent in language
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Oblivious
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(adj.) forgetful; unaware
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Raillery
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(n.) good-humored ridicule; teasing
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Poltroon
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(n.) a base coward
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Quasi-
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(adj.) resembling but not actually being; seemingly but not actually or completely
(adv.) partly, somewhat, or to some degree
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