AP Lang Vocab Week 8 Flashcards

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arduous

A

involving strenuous effort; difficult, tiring; onerous

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ambivalent

A

not feeling strongly one way or another towards; having contradicting or mixed feelings

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3
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flummox

A

to confuse or perplex greatly; bewilder

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4
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innocuous

A

not harmful or offensive

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5
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mitigate

A

to make less severe, serious, or painful

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6
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myriad

A

countless or great in number

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7
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nebulous

A

unclear, vague, ill-defined

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8
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pretentious

A

attempting to seem better or more important than one is

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9
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quagmire

A

an awkward, hazardous, or complex situation from with extrication is difficult

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10
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venerate

A

to regard with great respect; revere

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