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AP Lit Vocabulary: Week 24
Test 5-20-11
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English
12th Grade
05/19/2011

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Dormant
Definition

(adj) as if asleep; quiet, still; suspended faculties, inert

 

"Tulip bulbs lie _________ over the winter months."

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Emulate
Definition

(v) to strive to equal or excel; imitate

 

"In trying to ________ her sister's success, Jane studied the piano diligently."

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Entreaty
Definition

(n) an earnest request; supplication, prayer

 

"He was unable to resist such an earnest _______ and yielded against his better judgment."

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Equivocate
Definition

(v) to avoid committing oneself in what one says; to mislead; to hedge

 

"During an election year, politicians often ___________ on major issues in hope of alienating no one."

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Flagitious
Definition

(adj) shamefully wicked; vile and scandalous; heinous

 

"In __________ disregard of decency, the Mafia ensconced themselves in City Hall."

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Fulsome
Definition

(adj) disgusting or offensive, esp. because excessive or insincere

 

"Movie magazines are noted for the __________ praise the writers heap on untalented stars."

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Homogeneous
Definition

(adj) the same in structure, quality; uniform, similar

 

"English classes are grouped _________according to ability."

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Impecunious
Definition

(adj) having no money; habitually poor or penniless

 

"Her buying habits are _________; she runs up charge accounts every month."

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Inadvertent
Definition

(adj) not attentive or observant; negligent; unintentional

 

"She ___________ly left my name off the graduation list."

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Indigent
Definition

(adj) impoverished, poor, needy

 

"The ___________ population in large citites must live on welfare and charity."

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Iniquitous
Definition

(adj) wicked, unjust, flagitious

 

"Hindley's treatment of Heathcliff was ___________."

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Languid
Definition

(adj) without vigor or vitality; drooping, weak, sluggish

 

"Hot days make students feel listless and __________."

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Machination
Definition

(n) scheming action with evil intent, trick

 

"The politician used every possible _________ to ensure passage of the bill."

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Mollify
Definition

(v) to soothe the temper of; pacify, appease, placate.

 

"He's very angry; see if apologizing doesn't _________ him."

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Neophyte
Definition

(n) new convert; prosolyte, beginner, novice, tyro

 

"The _________ made the mistake of giving advice to the old-timer."

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