Vocabulary Unit 2 -- AP Eng III Flashcards

1
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express or state clearly

A

articulate

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2
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a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse

A

atrophy

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3
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projecting part of a rampart or other fortification

A

bastion

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4
Q

play boisterously

A

cavort

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5
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a harmonious state of things and of their properties

A

concord

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6
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having or revealing supreme mastery or skill

A

consummate

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7
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the mental attitude that something is believable

A

credence

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8
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express strong disapproval of

A

decry

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9
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untidiness, especially of clothing and appearance

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disarray

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10
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behave unnaturally or affectedly

A

dissemble

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11
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give expression to

A

envice

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12
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a pressing or urgent situation

A

exigency

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13
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generally incompetent and ineffectual

A

feckless

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14
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the floating wreckage of a ship

A

flotsam

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15
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fast and energetic in an uncontrolled or wild way

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frenetic

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16
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gather, as of natural products

A

glean

17
Q

popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs

A

grouse

18
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necessary as a duty or responsibility; morally binding

A

incumbent

19
Q

characterized by jokes and good humor

A

jocular

20
Q

cloudy, dirty, and difficult to see through

A

murky

21
Q

extremely wicked

A

nefarious

22
Q

plant having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation

A

nettle

23
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relating to or involving money

A

pecuniary

24
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having an agreeably pungent taste

A

piquant

25
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lying down; in a position of comfort or rest

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recumbent

26
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having a firm basis in reality and therefore

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substantive

27
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pertaining to or resembling an ideally perfect state

A

utopian

28
Q

overabundance of words

A

verbiage

29
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characterized by abundance of vegetation and green foliage

A

verdant

30
Q

having a relatively high resistance to flow

A

viscous