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AP Lit
Vocab 8/26/08
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11th Grade
08/26/2008
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tout
 Definition
to publicly brag
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extol
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to praise highly
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quell
 Definition
to calm, pacify
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Brawn
 Definition
muscular strength
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efface
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to erase, to rub out
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hinder
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to slow or impede the progress of
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hiatus
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to break or vacation
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kindle
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to start a fire; ignite; arouse
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copious
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abundant,plentiful
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artisan
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a person who is skillful with his/her hands
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enhance
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to intensify; improve
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glutton
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someone who consumes too much food or drink
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obscure
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dark;unknown;hard to understand
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engender
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to create; to cause
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delineate
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to describe accurately
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nefarious
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extreme wickedness
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querulous
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grumbling; grumpy
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obliterate
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to destroy completely
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vernacular
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everyday speech; slang
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pugnacious
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eager to fight
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