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Vocabulary List 9
English 4 AP LEAP Vocabulary List
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12th Grade
11/26/2007

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risqué
Definition
verging on impropriety or indecency
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epitaph
Definition
an inscription on a tomb or grave
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esprit de corps
Definition
a common spirit existing in the members of a group and inspiring enthusiasm and strong regard for the honor of the group
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guru
Definition
a personal religious teacher and spiritual guide in Hinduism
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abecedarian
Definition
one learning the rudiments (fundamentals of something)
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esoteric
Definition
relating to knowledge that is restricted to a small group
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masticate
Definition
to chew
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lampoon
Definition
a harsh satire usually directed against an individual
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anthropic
Definition
relating to human beings
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pathos
Definition
sympathetic pity
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extirpate
Definition
to uproot
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colossal
Definition
huge; gigantic
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seraphim
Definition
an order of angels
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debonair
Definition
suave; urbane; sophisticated and self-confident
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visage
Definition
the face (especially of a human being)
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de rigueur
Definition
proper; fashionable; that which is required by custom or fashion
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raison d’être
Definition
reason for being; justification for existence
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quintessential
Definition
the most typical example; the best of a kind
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penchant
Definition
a strong leaning or inclination towards something
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hubris
Definition
excessive pride, to the point of being insolent
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catharsis
Definition
a mental cleansing of emotion and tension through art
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agape
Definition
love in its most perfect and unselfish sense
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eros
Definition
sensual love, like that between husband and wife
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ethos
Definition
the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature or guiding beliefs of a group or culture
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danse macabre
Definition
dance of death
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antithesis
Definition
contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangements of words, clauses, or sentences
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bodacious
Definition
remarkable; noteworthy; unmistakable
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chicanery
Definition
deception; trickery
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empirical
Definition
relying only on observation without regard for system or theory
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coup d’état
Definition
a sudden seizure, usually by force, of a government by a person or group
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confidant
Definition
someone to who one’s most private affairs or secrets are disclosed and entrusted
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rendezvous
Definition
an appointment to meet at affixed place or time
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ciao
Definition
goodbye
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premise
Definition
statement or principle accepted as true without proof
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syllogism
Definition
for of argument consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion logically drawn form them
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doggerel
Definition
poor and trashy writing especially of poetry
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sortie
Definition
a sudden attack by troops in a besieged position upon the besiegers
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protégé
Definition
one who is under the care or guidance of another
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plebeian
Definition
one of the common people
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nadir
Definition
the lowest point on the celestial sphere
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zenith
Definition
the highest point on the celestial sphere
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nemesis
Definition
the Greek goddess of vengeance if capitalized, otherwise, one who inflicts punishment
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blithe
Definition
lighthearted, gay, cheerful
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forte
Definition
a strong point; that in which one excels
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