AP English vocab list 4 Flashcards

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whimsical

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adj. capricious; erratic; oddly out of the ordinary; subject to sudden change

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contrite

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adj. admitting guilt; especially feeling remorseful

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moribund

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adj. approaching death; about to die; on the verge of becoming obsolete

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callow

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adj. immature

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metamorphosis

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n. a magical change in form; a striking or sudden change

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odious

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adj. arousing hatred or repugnance

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chimera

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n. an illusion; a foolish fancy

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decadent

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adj. decaying or decayed, especially in terms of morals

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egregious

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adj. extremely bad or offensive

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verbose

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adj. using too many words

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deduce

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v. to conclude from evidence; to infer

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exalt

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v. to raise high; to glorify

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disdain

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v. to reject with contempt or scorn / n. feeling of expression or contempt or scorn

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sloth

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n. laziness; sluggishness

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peremptory

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adj. final; categorical; dictatorial

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circuitous

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adj. round-about; not following a direct path

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gesticulate

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v. to make gestures, esp. when speaking or in place of speaking

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ebullient

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adj. boiling; bubbling with excitement

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conjecture

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v. to guess; to deduce or infer on slight evidence / n. a guess, a deduction

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parsimonious

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adj. stingy

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placid

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adj. calm; serene

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anomaly

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n. deviation or departure from the normal

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sedition

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n. treason

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salient

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adj. sticking out; conspicuous; important and prominent

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docile

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adj. easily taught; obedient; easy to handle