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Unit 3
AP english 11 unit 3 vocab
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English
11th Grade
10/27/2009

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Arbitrary
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ADJ subject to individual will or judement without restriction
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Bombastic
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ADJ pretentious or overly lofty in style
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Censorious
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ADJ severely critical
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Diatribe
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N a sharply abusive and thunderous verbal attack
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Erudite
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ADJ confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle
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Impetuous
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ADJ characterized by sudden and forceful energy or emotion; passionately impulsive
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Irascible
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ADJ easily angered and irritable
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Magnanimous
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ADJ noble and generous in spirit
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Obsequious
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ADJ obedient and submissive in a fawning, flattering way
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Reticent
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ADJ disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved
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Vacillate
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V to sway or waver in opinion
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Volition
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N the act or instance of making a conscious choice or decision
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Zealot
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N an excessively zealous or fanatical person
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