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AP English 11 Terms (New)
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11th Grade
09/26/2015
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vexed
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irritated; annoyed
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restrained
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holding back
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poignant
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keenly distressing to the feelings
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detached
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not attached
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frivilous
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lack of seriousness
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audacious
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extremely daring
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somber
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gloomily dark
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giddy
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dizzy or lightheaded
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provocative
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tending to irritate
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fanciful
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showing fancy
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condescending
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showing/implying superiority
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contemptuous
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showing disrespect
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zealous
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diligent/devoted
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irreverent
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lack of respect
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benevolent
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expressing goodwill
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candid
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open and sincere
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didactic
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intended for instuction
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satiric
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use of irony
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whimsical
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fanciful notions
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diffident
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lacking in confidence
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petty
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little or no importance
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elegiac
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expressing sorrow
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disdainful
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treat with contempt
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lugubrious
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mournful; dismal
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pedantic
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ostentatious in ones learning
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indignant
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expressing strong displeasure
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bantering
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light, playful, teasing remarks
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flippant
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frivolously disrespectful
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contemplative
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thoughtful observation
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patronizing
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displaying an offensive condescending manner
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facetious
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not meant to be taken seriously
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inflammatory
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arouse anger
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burlesque
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ludicrous parody
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trepidation
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tremulous fear
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cynical
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distrusting the motives of others
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incisive
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penetrating; cutting
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allusive
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having to refer to something inferred
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scornful
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open or unqualified contempt
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effusive
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lacking reserve
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colloquial
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familiar conversation
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abrasive
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substance for polishing
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insipia
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without interesting qualities
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prententious
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assumption of dignity
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appalled
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to overcome with dismay
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taunting
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to provoke
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turgid
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swollen; distended
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sardonic
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mocking; cynical
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contentious
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tendency to argue
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insolent
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boldly rude
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impartial
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not biased
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