AP Lit Vocab Words #7 Flashcards
1
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Allay
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(verb) to quiet, calm, to put to rest.
2
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Capacious
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(adj.) capable of holding much; capacity; spacious; roomy.
3
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Diurnal
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(adj.) belonging to the day or active by day.
4
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Extricate
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(verb) to free or release from entanglement.
5
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Ignominious
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(adj.) humiliating; disgraceful.
6
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Mitigate
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(verb) to lessen or decrease enforce or intensity; alleviate.
7
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Palpitate
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(verb) to pulse with unusual rapidity/speed.
8
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Phlegmatic
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(adj.) not easily excited to action, sluggish; disinterested.
9
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Propitious
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(adj.) presenting favorable conditions; advantageous.
10
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Prostrate
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(verb) to lay flat as like on the ground.
