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Cowan AP lang Vocab Unit 5
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12th Grade
01/14/2010

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Acuity
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Sharpness(particularly of the mind or sense)
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Delineate
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To portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially
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Depraved
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Marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles
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Enervate
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To weaken or lessen the mental, moral,or physical vigor of;enfeeble, hamstring
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Esoteric
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intended for or understood by only a select few; private, secret
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Fecund
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Fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive
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Fiat
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An arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness
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Figment
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A fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion
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Garner
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To acquire as a result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use
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Hallow
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To set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere
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Idiosyncrasy
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A peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify
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Ignominy
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Shame or disgrace
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Mundane
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earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary
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Nuance
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A subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality), delicate gradation or shade of difference
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Overweening
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Conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate
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Penchant
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A strong attraction or inclination
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Reputed
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According to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation
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Sophistry
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Reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound
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Sumptuous
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costly, rich, magnificent
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Ubiquitous
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Present or existing everyhwere
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