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Mr. Boesch's AP Language and Compostion Vocabulary
List 2: Group 4
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11th Grade
07/15/2011
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Adamant
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(adj.) forceful; inflexible
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Brash
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(adj.) tactless; impudent
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Derisive
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(adj.) contemptuous; mocking
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Equivocate
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to speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth
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Hubris
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(n.) excessive pride
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Ludicrous
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(adj.) causing laughter because of absurdity
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Mordant
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(adj.) sharply caustic or sarcastic
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Ponderous
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(adj.) weighty; slow and heavy
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Retention
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(n.) preservation; withholding
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Timorous
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(adj.) cowardly; fearful
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