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Mr Smith AP English Vocab J, K, and L
Mr Smith AP English Vocab J, K, and L
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English
11th Grade
12/10/2013

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loquacious
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adj; excessively talkative
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levity
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n; lack of appropriate seriousness; humor at an inappropriate time
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lethargic
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adj; being without vigor or spirit; listless
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leviathan
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n; anything huge or very powerful
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lucid
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adj; clearheaded; rational
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lachrymose
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adj; given to tears or weeping
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livid
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adj; furiously angry
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ken
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n; range of knowledge
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juxtapose
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v; to place close together or side by side in order to compare or contrast
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jargon
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n; vocabulary specific to a particular profession or group
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kindle
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v; to stir up or get going; to excite
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junta
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n; a council (especially after a revolution)
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kismet
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n; fate
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juncture
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n; crisis; joining point
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jaded
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adj; made dull, apathetic, or cynical by experience
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jocular
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adj; said or done in jest
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loathe
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v; to feel disgust for something; to intensely hate
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logy
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adj; groggy
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juggernaut
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n; irresistible, crushing force
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litigious
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adj; prone to engage in lawsuits
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lurid
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adj; causing horror or revulsion
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laud
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n; praise
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lax
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adj; not tense, firm, or rigid
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jettison
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v; to throw away something superfluous
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kindred
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adj; related; similar in nature or character
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jocund
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adj; given to joking
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kinetic
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adj; producing motion
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jingoism
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n; extremely aggressive and militant patriotism
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jape
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v; to say or do something jokingly or mockingly
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jurisprudence
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n; the science of law
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knavery
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n; untrustworthiness; lack of principles
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kiosk
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n; booth; open pavilion
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lassitude
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n; weariness
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luddite
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n; one opposed to technological change
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layman
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n; a person who does not belong to a particular profession or who is not expert in some field
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laconic
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adj; brief and to the point
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liturgy
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n; a customary repertoire of ideas, phrases or observances
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lackadaisical
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adj; lazy, sluggish, or indifferent
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jaunty
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adj; perky; carefree
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knoll
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n; little round hill
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jocose
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adj; merry
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libel
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n; a written defamatory statement
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loll
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v; to lounge about
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libation
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n; a drink
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lackey
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n; footman; servant; "yes-man"
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lionize
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v; to treat as a celebrity
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lascivious
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adj; lustful
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knell
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n; tolling of a bell at a funeral
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junket
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n; trip; especially one taken for pleasure by an official
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jaunt
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n; trip; short journey
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