AP Vocab

Question 1

pejorative

Answer 1

a word expressing contempt or disapproval

Question 2

depravity

Answer 2

condition of immorality, corruption

Question 3

innate

Answer 3

inborn, natural

Question 4

urchin

Answer 4

a small child; a mischievous boy

Question 5

abhor

Answer 5

to regard with disgust or hatred

Question 6

denunciation

Answer 6

public condemnation

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chattel

Answer 7

an item of tangible movable or immovable property except real estate; slavery

Question 8

divest

Answer 8

to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title

Question 9

unabated

Answer 9

without reduction in intensity of strength; unmitigated

Question 10

prudence

Answer 10

good judgment

Question 11

vindicate

Answer 11

to show that (someone) should not be blamed for a crime, mistake, etc.

Question 12

vindication

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the act of vindicating

Question 13

tedious

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too long, slow or dull; tiresome or monotonous

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provincial

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of or concerning a province of a country or empire; limited in perspective

Question 15

complacency

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a feeling of satisfaction or contentment

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pious

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devoutly religious

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latent

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hidden or concealed; lying dormant until circumstances are favorable for development of manifestation

Question 18

blatant

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done openly and unashamedly

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sanctimonious

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making a show of being morally superior to other people

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deplore

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to feel or express strong disapproval

Question 21

nullification

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the states’-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress

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sanction

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a threatened penalty for disobeying a law/or rule. OR approval of something

Question 23

expedients

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a means of attaining an end, especially one that is convenient but considered improper or immoral (also used as an adjective, It was an expedient action)

Question 24

innocuous

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harmless

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lucid

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expressed clearly; easy to understand

Question 26

benign

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not hurtful, mild and favorable

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consensus

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general agreement

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enmity

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felling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or thing; hostility

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pervasive

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spreading widely through an area or group of people

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flagrant

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conspicuously or obviously offensive

Question 31

mollify

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to appease the anger or anxiety; to reduce the severity of something; soften

Question 32

obeisance

Answer 32

a gesture of respect, a bow; deference