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List 10
AP Language vocabulary tests -- words from liste #10
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English
11th Grade
03/08/2010

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Term
Abscond
Definition
v.i. - to depart in a sudden and secret manner
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Acclaim
Definition
v.t. - to welcome or salute with sounds of joy and approval; to applaud; to announce or proclaim with enthusiastic approval
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Acquit
Definition
v.t. - to relieve from a charge of fault or crime; to release or discharge from an obligation; to settle or satisfy; to free or clear
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Adage
Definition
n. - a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation; proverb
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Affable
Definition
adj. - friendly, cordial, warmly polite, benign, pleasant
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Assimilate
Definition
v.t. - to absorb; to bring into conformity; to convert; to compare, liken
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Bolster
Definition

n. - a long cushion for a bed; something used for support

v.t. - to support, strengthen

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Caprice
Definition
n. - a sudden start of a mind; a whim; freak
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Chivalrous
Definition
adj. - having the attributes of an ideal knight; gallant; courteous
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Credulity
Definition
n. - lack of doubt; easiness of belief
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Dexterity
Definition
n. - adroitness; expertness; skill; cleverness
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Doldrums
Definition
n. - low spirits; gloomy; listless feelings
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Ensue
Definition

v.t. - to follow

v.i. - to follow as a consequence; to result

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Entice
Definition
v.t. -to allure, to tempt
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Hypothetical
Definition
adj. - assumed, supposed
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Impromptu
Definition
adv./adj./n. - offhand; without previous study
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Lithe
Definition
adj. - easily bent; pliant; flexible
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Loath
Definition
adj. - unwilling; reluctant; averse
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Loathe
Definition
v.t. - to dislike greatly; abhor
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Nebulous
Definition
adj. - having an appearance of a nebula; cloudy; hazy; unclear; vague
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Pugnacious
Definition
adj. - disposed to fight; quarrelsome; combative
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Stilted
Definition
adj. - to raise, to elevate
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Stupefy
Definition
v.t. - to stun, to amaze, to astonish
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Turbulence
Definition
n. - condition or quality of being disorderly; unruly; wildly irregular
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Zenith
Definition
n. - the highest point; culmination; summit
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