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AP Literature and Composition > Week 4 Vocab > Flashcards

Week 4 Vocab Flashcards

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Ameliorate

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(v) make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better

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Circumspect

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(adj) wary and unwilling to take risks

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Cogent

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(adj) clear, logical, and convincing

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Dross

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(n) something regarded as worthless

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Encomium

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(n) glowing enthusiastic praise

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Inexorable

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(adj) impossible to stop or prevent

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Moribund

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(adj) at the point of death

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Perdition

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(n) hell

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Salubrious

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(adj) promoting health or well-being

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Scourge

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(n) a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering
(n) a whip used as an instrument of punishment

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