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AP Vocab 8
For Higgins Vocab Test 8
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11th Grade
11/17/2009
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engender
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to create; to produce
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deride (derision)
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to ridicule; to make fun of
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acclaim
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praise; applause; admiration
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lethargic
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tired; languid; weak
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fanatic
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one who is very devoted to a cause or idea
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novel
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new; unusual (secondary meaning)
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solemn
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serious; grave
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ambivalent
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undecided
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reticent
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quiet; uncommunicative; taciturn
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fervor
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passion; zeal; great enthusiasm
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scanty
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inadequate; minimal
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dispassionate
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free from passion or spirit
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pragmatic
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practical
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didactic
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instructive
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deference (defer)
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a show of respect
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alleviate
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to lighten or relieve
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vacillate
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to waiver between choices
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endorse
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to approve of; to give support
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conspicuous
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easily seen; out in the open
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negligence
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carelessness; neglect; indifference
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