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AP Language set 5
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English
11th Grade
12/02/2008

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commensurate
Definition
having the same measure; of equal extent or duration
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restive
Definition
impatient of control, restraint, or delay, as persons; restless; uneasy.
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deleterious
Definition
harmful; injurious
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oligarchy
Definition
a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few.
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lugubrious
Definition
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, esp. in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner: lugubrious songs of lost love.
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terrestrial
Definition
concerned with the world or worldly matters; "mundane affairs"; "he developed an immense terrestrial practicality"
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retrospective
Definition
directed to the past; contemplative of past situations, events, etc.
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paradox
Definition
a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
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malign
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to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
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fervid
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heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm, etc.: a fervid orator.
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