AP Lit Vocab 1

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foreboding

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fearful apprehension; a feeling that something bad will happen

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fervent

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having or displaying a passionate intensity

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inexorable

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impossible to stop or prevent

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emaciated

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abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food

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forbear

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politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something; to refrain

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repose

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a state of rest, sleep, or tranquility

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paroxysm

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a sudden attack or violent expression of a particular emotion or activity

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inclemency

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the quality in weather of being unpleasant, especially with cold wind and rain; bad weather

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disconsolate

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without consolation or comfort; unhappy

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indefatigable

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(of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly

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penury

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extreme poverty, desolation

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chimerical

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existing only as the product of unchecked imagination; fantastically visionary

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avowed

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that has been asserted, admitted, or stated publicly

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tyro

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beginner or novice

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repine

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feel or express discontent;

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panegyric

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a public speech or published text in praise of someone or something

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aver

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state or assert to be the case

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mien

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a person’s look or manner, especially of a particular kind indicating their character or mood

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physiognomy

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a person’s facial features or expression, especially when in regards as indicative of character or ethnic origins

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pedantry

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excessive concern with minor detail or rules

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pertinacity

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the quality of sticking with something, no matter whatq

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languor

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the state of feeling, often pleasant, of tiredness or inertia

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lassitude

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a state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy

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gaiety

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the state or quality of being lighthearted or cheerful

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convalescence

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time spent recovering from an illness or medical treatment; recuperation

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diffident

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modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence

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fortnight

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a period of two weeks

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dilatory

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tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy

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salubrious

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health-giving, healthy

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edifice

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a building, especially a large or imposing one

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invariably

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in every case or on every occasion; always

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sepulchre

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a small room or monument, cut in rock or made of stone, where a dead person is laid or buried

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augur

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(of an event or circumstance) portend a good or bad outcome

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betoken

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be a sign of; indicate

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indubitably

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in a way that is patently certain or evident; unquestionably; impossible to doubt

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evanescent

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soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing

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ignominy

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public shame or disgrace

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rheumatic

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relating to or caused by rheumatism; sickly

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visage

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a person’s face, with reference to the form of proportions of the features

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inexplicable

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unable to be explained or accounted for

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beadle

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(British) a ceremonial officer of a church, college, or similar institution

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sportive

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playful, lighthearted

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pallid

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(of a person’s face) pale, typically because of poor health

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cabalastic

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referring to or associated with mystical interpretation or esoteric doctrine

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aslant

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in a slanting direction, obliquely

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forsooth

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indeed (often used ironically or to express surprise or indignation)

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tankard

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form of drinkware consisting of a large, roughly cylindrical, drinking cup with a single handle

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gorget

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an article of clothing which covered the throat

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pillory

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(v.) attack or ridicule publicly

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importunate

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persistent, especially to the point of annoyance or intrusion

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sagacious