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Leslie List #2
AP Lang Vocab list 2
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11th Grade
11/10/2009

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Ameliorate

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Synonyms: amend, better

 

Antonyms: worsen, aggravate, exacerbate

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Aplomb

Definition

Synonyms: composure, self-possession, levelheadedness

 

Antonyms: confusion, embarrassment, abashment

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Bombastic

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Synonyms: inflated, highfalutin, high-flown, pretentious Antonyms: unadorned, simple, plain, austere
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Callow

Definition

Synonyms: green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced

 

Antonyms: mature, grown-up, polished, sophisticated

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Drivel

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Synonyms: ( n.) balderdash, hogwash, tommyrot; (v.) slaver
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Epitome

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Synonyms: abstract, digest, model, archetype
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Exhort

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Synonyms: entreat, implore, adjure

 

Antonyms: discourage, advise against, deprecate

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Ex officio

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Synonyms: encroach, impinge, intrude, poach Antonyms: stay in bounds
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Ingratiate

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Synonyms: cozy up to, curry favor with Antonyms: alienate, humiliate oneself, mortify oneself
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Interloper

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Synonyms: trespasser, meddler, buttinsky
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Intrinsic

Definition

Synonyms: immanent, organic

 

Antonyms: extrinsic, external, outward

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Inveigh

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Synonyms: rail, harangue, fulminate, remonstrate Antonyms: acclaim, glorify, extol
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Lassitude

Definition

Synonyms: fatigue, lethargy, torpor,languor

 

Antonyms: energy, vitality, animation, liveliness

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Millennium

Definition

Synonyms: chiliad, golden age, prosperity, peace

 

 Antonyms: doomsday, day of judgement

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Occult

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Synonyms:(adj.) supernatural, esoteric, abstruse, arcane

 

 Antonyms: (adj.) mundane, common, public, exoteric

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Permeate

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Precipitate

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Synonyms: (v.) provoke, produce; (adj.) reckless, impetuous

 

Antonyms: (adj.) wary, cautious, circumspect

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Stringent

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Synonyms: stern, rigorous, tough, urgent, imperative

 

Antonyms: lenient, mild, lax, permissive

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Surmise

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Synonyms: (v.) infer, gather; (n.) inference, presumption
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