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Vocab Flashcards

1
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Incredulous

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(of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something

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Inexorable

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Impossible to stop or prevent

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Inscrutable

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impossible to understand or interpret or detect from examination

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Expedient

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(of an action) convenient and practical although possibly improper or immoral

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5
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Admonish

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to warn or reprimand someone firmly

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Solemn

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formal and dignified; characterized by deep sincerity

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Pecuniary

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relating to or consisting of money.

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Countenance

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a person’s face or facial expression

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Implacable

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incapable of being pacified

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Incorrigible

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(of a person or their tendencies) not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed

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Sagacious

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very wise; having excellent judgment

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Venerable

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admired, looked up to as a result of age and/ or experience and accomplishments

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Incommodious

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causing inconvenience or discomfort

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Pernicious

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having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way

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Immolation

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an often- ritualistic sacrifice by burning

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Plaintive

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sounding sad and mournful.

17
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Tangible

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perceptible by touch

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Stolid

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not easily moved emotionally

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Laconic

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(of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words

20
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Bacchanalian

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characterized by or given to drunken revelry; riotously drunken

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Morose

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sullen and ill-tempered; gloomily ill-humored

22
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Ubiquitous

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seemingly everywhere you look; appearing everywhere

23
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Ostensible

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stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so

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Furtive

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attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive.

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Assuage

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to make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense

AP Lit vocab test (6 decks)

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