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AP Lang Vocab. Week 18
Dunce-Tawdry
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English
11th Grade
09/06/2010

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Dunce
Definition
A dull-witted, ignorant, or stupid person; dolt.
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Luddite
Definition
A member of any various bands of workers that destroy machinery under the belief that it diminishes employment.
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Pyrrhic
Definition
Consisting of two short or unaccented syllables. 
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Spoonerism
Definition
The transposition of initial or other sounds of words, often by accident.
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Draconian
Definition
Rigorous; unusually severe or cruel.
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Maverick
Definition
A lone dissenter, as an intellectual, an artist, or a politician, who takes an independent stand apart from his or her associates.
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Quixotic
Definition
Extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable. 
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Mesmerize
Definition
To hypnotize; to fascinate.
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Galvanize
Definition
To startle into sudden activity; stimulate.
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Tawdry
Definition
Gaudy; showy and cheap/
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