ap lang vocab week 1 Flashcards

1
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Aberration (noun)

A

a departure from what is expected

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2
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complicit (adj.)

A

helping to commit a crime or wrong doing in some way

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3
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disingenuous (adj.)

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not candid or sincere

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4
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invective (noun)

A

insulting or abusive language

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5
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kowtow (verb)

A

to act in an excessively subservient manner

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6
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nascent (adj.)

A

beginning to exist or develop

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7
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obfuscate (verb)

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to be intentionally evasive, unclear, or confusing

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8
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Pedestrian (adjective, not noun)

A

commonplace or unimaginative; not special, dull

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9
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repudiate

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refuse to accept or to be associated with; to deny the truth or validity of

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10
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sacrosanct (adj.)

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regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with

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