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Vocabulary 1 Flashcards

1
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poverty, scarcity

A

paucity

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2
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to cause (someone) to take a course of action

A

prompt

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3
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deep respect for someone or something

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reverence

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4
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a great difference

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disparity

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5
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not influenced by strong emotion, fair-minded

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dispassionate

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6
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a noteworthy occurence or situation

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phenomenom

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7
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to brag, show off

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boast

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8
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irritation, annoying

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irksome

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9
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to suggest or call attention to indirectly, to make a reference to something

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allude

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10
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having unlimited or great power

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omnipotence

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11
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to cause a reaction or emotion (usually anger); to trigger

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provoke

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12
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to allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of

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indulge

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13
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firmly established and unlikely to change

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entrenched

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14
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built-in, existing in something as a permanent or essential characteristic

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inherent

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15
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everyday informal language, local dialect

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vernacular

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16
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interrogation, questioning

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inquisition

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17
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a short personal story

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anecdote

18
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evil in nature, harmful

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malign

19
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oddity, something that is not normal

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anomaly

20
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to hold someone or something back, to suppress, to prevent

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inhibit

21
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changeable

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mutable

22
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1) of little importance

2) caring too much about trivial matters

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petty

23
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passionate about something

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avid

24
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to call on or refer to something

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invoke

25
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foolish, reckless

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imprudent

26
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persistence, determination

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tenacity

27
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respected

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venerable

28
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enforcing strict obedience to authority

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authoritarian

29
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an angry argument or disagreement

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quarrel

30
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1) to produce or generate (a result) 2) to surrender

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yield

31
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having mixed feelings

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ambivalent

32
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temporary, short-lived

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ephemeral

33
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to try hard to do something

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endeavor

34
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a violent uprising or rebellion

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insurrection

35
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to think about for along time

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contemplate

36
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to force someone to do somethign

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compel

37
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possible to do easily or conveniently

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feasible

38
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an opinion or conclusion that is unproven, a guess

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conjecture

39
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based on random choice or personal impulse, rather than any reason or system

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arbitrary

40
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to make stronger

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reinforce

AP Language and Composition (2 decks)

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