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APAS Vocab 2
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11th Grade
09/19/2010

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Alacrity
Definition
liveliness and eagerness
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Allay
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To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm; To alleviate; to abate
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Amalgamate
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To merge, to combine, to blend, to join; To make an alloy of a metal and mercury
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Ambiguous
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Open to multiple interpretations; Vague and unclear
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Ambivalent
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uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
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Amenable
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disposed or willing to comply
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Anachronistic
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having an opinion of the past; preferring things or values of the past; behind the times; over-conservative
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Anecdote
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short account of an incident
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Anomaly
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deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule
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Antithesis
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exact opposite;
the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance
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