AP Lit Vocab Words #15 Flashcards
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curate
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n. assistant; clergyman. v. to be in charge of
2
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ethereal
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light; airy; intangible; celestial
3
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fatuous
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foolish; inane; asinine empty- headed ( inf. stupid)
4
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gambol
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n. a skipping dance. v. to skip about; frolic; dance energetically and playfully
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mutability
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changeability; variability; fickleness; instability
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nascent
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beginning to exist or develop; new (born)
7
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nonplussed
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utterly confused; unsure what to say or think
8
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pedantic
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caring too much about minor details; picky; excessively particular
9
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quail
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to shrink with fear; to feel or show fear
10
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rhetorical
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expressed in terms intended to persuade or impress; stylistic; showy
