Ap English Language Flashcards

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Frank

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Honest and straightforward

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Furtive

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Secretive, stealthy, sneaky

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Fracas

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Noisy dispute, fight

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Gargantuan

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Giant, tremendous

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Garrulous

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Very talkative

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Gnarl

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To make knotted, to deform, to twist

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Harbinger

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Precursor, sign of something to come, omen

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Haughty

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Arrogant and condescending; stuck-up

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Homage

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Public honor and respect, worship

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Impugn

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To call into question, to attack verbally

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Incandescent

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Shining brightly

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Incarceration

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Imprisonment

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Incense

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To infuriate, to enrage, to anger

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Incursion

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Sudden invasion

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Indigenous

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Native, occurring naturally in an area

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Indigent

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Very poor

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Indolent

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Habitually lazy, idle

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Induce

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To persuade; to bring about

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Industry

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Hard work, diligence

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Inept

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Clumsy, awkward

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Inking

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Hint, clue; vague idea

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Innocuous

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Harmless; inoffensive

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Innuendo

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Indirect and subtle criticism, insinuation

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Insidious

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Sly, treacherous, devious

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Insurrection

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Rebellion

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Jargon

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Nonsensical talk; specialized language; terminology

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Juggernaut

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Huge force destroying everything in its path

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Jingoism

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Belligerent/hostile support of one’s country

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Jubilee

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Special anniversary, celebration

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Kudos

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Fame, glory, honor

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Keen

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Having a sharp edge; intellectually sharp

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Labyrinth

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Maze

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Laceration

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Cut or wound

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Loquacious

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Talkative

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Legerdemain

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Trickery, agility

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Lithe

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Moving and bending with ease; graceful

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Malinger

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To evade responsibility by pretending to be ill

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Mundane

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Commonplace, ordinary, dull

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Maelstrom

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Whirlpool; turmoil; agitated state of mind

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Malady

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Illness