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AP lit vocab week 7
lit vocab for week 7
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English
11th Grade
09/30/2009

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spurious
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ADJ ‐ lacking authenticity
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diffident
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ADJ ‐ hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self‐confidence
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acuity
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NOUN ‐ sharpness; keenness
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ubiquitous
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ADJ ‐ seeming to be everywhere at the same time
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dogmatic
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ADJ ‐ characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles
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duplicitous
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ADJ ‐ deliberately deceptive in behavior or speech
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ebullient
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ADJ – joyously unrestrained; exuberant
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eccentric
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ADJ ‐ deviating from a usual pattern or norm
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compunction
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NOUN – a feeling of deep regret
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assuage
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VERB – to make less intense or severe
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