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Mr Smith AP English Vocab A and B
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English
11th Grade
09/05/2013

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Alleviate
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v; to make less burdensome
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Apathy
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n; insensibility to emotion; lack of effort
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Antithesis
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n; the exact opposite
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Ado
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n; unnecessary activity
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Absolve
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v; to free from sin or blame
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Acquiesce
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v; to comply or submit
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Aloof
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distant; disinterested
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Bureaucracy
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n; administration characterized by excessive procedure and routine
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Barring
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prep; excluding by exception
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Bestial
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adj; lacking intelligence or reason
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Betroth
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v; to engage to marry
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Bleak
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adj; without hope
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Bedlam
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n; a scene of great uproar; asylum
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Bequeath
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v; to hand down
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Ad Hominem
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adj; appealing to one's prejudices, emotions, or special interests rather than to one's intellect or reason
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Apex
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n; the highest point
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Bauble
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n; a showy, usually cheap, ornament; a knickknack
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Baleful
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adj; malignant; threatening
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Abyss
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n; bottomless pitt
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Beleaguer
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v; to surround with troubles
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Blatant
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adj; completely obvious
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Accost
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v; to confront boldly
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Austere
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adj; severely simple; unadorned
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Auspicious
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adj; favoring success
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Ambiguous
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adj; having an unclear or double meaning
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Anomaly
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n; something different, ,abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified
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Ambsace
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n; something worthless or unlucky
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Belittle
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v; to attack or make lower in significance
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Belligerent
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adj; warlike; eager to fight
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Bemoan
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v; to complain
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Balk
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v; to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified
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Adhere
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v; to stick to; to fasten
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Acumen
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n; keen insight
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Bravado
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n; an aggressive display of boldness
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Boorish
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adj; rude
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Benevolent
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adj; kind
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Assuage
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v; to relieve or ease
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Allude
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v; to refer by suggestion
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Aesthetic
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n; visual beauty
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Beseech
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v; to beg
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Banal
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adj; lacking originality or freshness
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Ambivalence
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n; the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
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Acute
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adj; very refined or sharp
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Acrimonious
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adj; bitter
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Admonish
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v; to warn of fault; usually in a mean tone
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Blasphemy
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n; the act of insulting religion or anything held dearly to a person
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Brusque
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adj; somewhat rough in manner or speech
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Brandish
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v; to wave or shake as a weapon
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Bolster
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v; to support
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Brevity
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n; shortness of duration
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