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AP English IV > Midterm Vocab > Flashcards

Midterm Vocab Flashcards

1
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Abashed

A

feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious

Synonym: embarrassed

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Abject

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most unfortunate or miserable

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Adjure

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ask for or request earnestly (more demanding than beseech)

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Beseech

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Ask for or request earnestly

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Blanch

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turn pale, as in fear

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Blight

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a state or condition of being devastated or run-down

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Calumny

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a false accusation of an offense

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Charlatan

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a flamboyant deceiver

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Defile

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spot, stain, or pollute

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Derision

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the act of treating with contempt

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Destitute

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poor enough to need help from others

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Disrepute

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the state of being held in low esteem

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Emulous

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eager to surpass others

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Ethereal

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of heaven or the spirit

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expiation

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the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing

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Extirpate

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destroy completely, as if down to the roots

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Fetter

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a shackle for the ankles or feet

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flout

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treat with contemptuous disregard

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glib

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artfully persuasive in speech

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impious

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lacking piety or reverence for a god

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mitigate

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lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of

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obdurate

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showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings

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Overwhelm

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overcome by superior force

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overwrought

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deeply agitated especially from emotion

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petulance

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an irritable feeling

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prevaricate

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be deliberately ambiguous or unclear

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probity

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complete and confirmed integrity

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providence

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the guardianship and control exercised by a deity

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rancorous

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showing deep-seated resentment

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rebuke

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censure severely or angrily

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recompense

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payment or reward, as for service rendered

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repose

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freedom from activity

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respite

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relief from harm or discomfort

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Reverberate

A

ring or echo with sound

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roisterer

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an especially noisy and unrestrained merrymaker

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Sanguine

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a blood-red color

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Shroud

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cover as if with a burial garment

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sluggard

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an idle slothful person

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stealthy

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marked by quiet and caution and secrecy

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stint

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supply sparingly and with restricted quantities

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suborn

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incite to commit a crime or an evil deed

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suffice

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be adequate, either in quality or quantity

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suppliant

A

one praying humbly for something

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44
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taciturnity

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the trait of being uncommunicative

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teeming

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abundantly filled with especially living things

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truculent

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defiantly aggressive

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47
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unrelenting

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not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

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48
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unscathed

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not injured

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venerable

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impressive by reason of age

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welter

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toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way

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Adulterate

A

mixed with impurities

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52
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Antic

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ludicrously odd

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53
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arrant

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complete and without qualification

54
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auspicious

A

indicating favorable circumstances and good luck

55
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beguile

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influence by slyness

56
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besmirch

A

smear so as to make dirty or stained

57
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Canker

A

a fungal disease of woody plants that damages the bark

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Canonize

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declare (a dead person) to be a saint

59
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Censure

A

harsh criticism or disapproval

60
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chary

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characterized by great caution

61
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contrive

A

make or work out a plan for; devise

62
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countenance

A

the appearance conveyed by a person’s face

63
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discourse

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extended verbal expression in speech or writing

64
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discretion

A

the trait of judging wisely and objectively

65
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enmity

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a state of deep-seated ill-will

66
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entreat

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ask for or request earnestly

67
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filial

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relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring

68
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hallowed

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worthy of religious veneration

69
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harbinger

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something indicating the approach of something or someone

70
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Jocund

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full of or showing high-spirited merriment

71
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knave

A

a deceitful and unrealistic scoundrel

72
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libertine

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a dissolute person

73
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livery

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a uniform, especially worn by servants and chauffeurs

74
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mirth

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great merriement

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moiety

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a part or portion of something

76
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obsequious

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attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner

77
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parley

A

discuss, as between enemies

78
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partisan

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a pike with a long tapering blade with lateral projections

79
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pernicious

A

working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way

80
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pith

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the choicest or most vital part of some idea or experience

81
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portentous

A

ominously prophetic

82
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prodigal

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recklessly wasteful

83
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retrograde

A

moving or directed or tending in a backward direction

84
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sable

A

a very dark black

85
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traduce

A

speak unfavorably about

86
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unfledged

A

young and inexperienced

87
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usurp

A

seize and take control without authority

88
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visage

A

the appearance conveyed by a person’s face

89
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Admonish

A

scold or reprimand; take to task

90
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Amortization

A

reducing the value of an asset over a period of years (rolex watch)

91
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audit

A

examine carefully for accuracy (tax audit)

92
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bewilder

A

cause to be confused emotionally

93
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capricious

A

determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity

94
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categorical

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relating to or included in a class or classes

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composure

A

steadiness of mind under stress

96
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confection

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a food rich in sugar

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contraband

A

distributed or sold illicitly

98
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degenerate

A

a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable

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delectable

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deprivation

A

the disadvantage that results from losing something

101
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desolate

A

providing no shelter or sustenance

102
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disintegration

A

separation into component parts

103
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disdainful

A

showing arrogant superiority to those one views as unworthy

104
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disreputable

A

lacking respectability in character, behavior or appearance

105
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Evasion

A

the act of physically escaping from something

106
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grifter

A

a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud

107
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inane

A

devoid of intelligence

108
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infatuated

A

marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness

109
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insolent

A

marked by casual disrespect

110
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invalid

A

no longer legally acceptable

111
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loiter

A

linger, remain, or wait around for no apparent reason

112
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loiter

A

linger, remain, or wait around for no apparent reason

113
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maneuver

A

a military training exercise

114
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masquerade

A

a party of guests wearing costumes and masks

115
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overexertion

A

excessive exertion

116
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overexertion

A

excessive exertion

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petty

A

unimportant

118
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propriety

A

correct behavior

118
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rash

A

imprudently incurring risk

119
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ravishing

A

stunningly beautiful

120
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recoup

A

regain or make up for

121
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retribution

A

a justly deserved penalty

122
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rouse

A

cause to become awake or conscious

123
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scamper

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run or move about quickly or lightly

124
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spendthrift

A

someone who spends money freely or wastefully

125
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stave

A

one of the slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket

125
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tactless

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lacking what is considerate in dealing with others

126
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tumultuous

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characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination

127
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unperturbed

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free from emotional agitation or nervous tension

128
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warble

A

sing or play with trills

129
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warily

A

in a manner marked by keen caution and watchful prudence

AP English IV (5 decks)

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