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Mr. Flack's AP Lang Vocab 1-6
Semester 1 Set 6
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English
11th Grade
01/24/2010

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AESTHETE
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Lover of beauty/art
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ANACHRONISM
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Something that is chronologically out of place
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AUDACITY
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Reckless boldness, with a confident/arrogant disregard for personal safety
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BEGUILE
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To influence by cunning; to charm/divert
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CLANDESTINE
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Secretive
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DILETTANTE
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One who dabbles in a skill purely for personal enjoyment
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EPICURE
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One with a refined taste in food, music, art, etc.
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FURTIVE
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Sneaky; stealthy
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HEDONIST
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Lover of pleasure
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INTREPID
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Fearless
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MAVERICK
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Non-conformist; one who takes an independent stand apart from his associates; one who goes against the rules
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OSTENTATIOUS
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Showy; intended to attract attention
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SURREPTITIOUS
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Obtained/done by stealth
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TEMERITY
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Reckless boldness
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WILY
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Cunning
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