new ap lang vocab Flashcards

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morass

A

muddy area/ a complicated situation

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2
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Perforate

A

to pierce something

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3
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Encephalic

A

related to the brain

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4
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indignation

A

anger or annoyance provoked by unfair treatment

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5
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trepanation

A

surgical procedure where a hole is being drilled into the skull

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6
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Panoptic

A

showing or seeing the whole at one view

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7
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irreparable

A

impossible to rectify or repair

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8
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Expiated

A

atone for guilt or sin

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9
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Posthumous

A

occurring or awarded; appearing after the death of the originator

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10
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Reticence

A

the quality of being reticent; reserved

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11
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Stolid

A

calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation

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12
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Complicit

A

involved with others in an illegal activity or wrong doing

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13
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supposition

A

an uncertain belief

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14
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Repressive

A

inhibiting or restraining the freedom of a person or group of people

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15
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persistence

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firm

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