AP Vocab List 3 Flashcards

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prodigal

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extravagant; wasteful

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assess

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to estimate the value of; to measure

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deter

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to prevent; especially by threatening

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complacent

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smug; self-satisfied; overly confident

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contempt

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disdain; hatred

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virtue

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moral excellence

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vital

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essential; necessary

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guile

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cunning; deceitfulness

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biased

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prejudiced; not neutral

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censor

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to delete objectionable material

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vulnerable

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capable of being harmed

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hypocritical

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insincere

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eccentric

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odd; unusual; quirky

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disdain

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contempt; intense dislike

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abstract

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theoretical; lacking substance (the opposite of concrete)

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valid

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founded on fact of evidence

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subtle

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not obvious; hard to spot

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enigma

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mystery

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inevitable

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unavoidable; bound to happen

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disillusioned

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having lost faith or trust in something formerly regarded as good or valuable

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emphatic

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uttered with or marked by emphasis

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empirical

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originating in or based on observation or experience

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encapsulation

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to enclose in or as if in a capsule

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enigmatic

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mysterious

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equivocal

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subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse

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erudite

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having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying

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excessive

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more than what is usual, proper, necessary, or normal

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exhortation

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language intended to incite and encourage

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explicit

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fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent