AP Lit Vocab-Week 3

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Avocation

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a hobby or minor occupation.

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Callous

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Insensitive and cruel disregard for others.

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Capricious

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given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.

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Disparity

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a great difference.

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Efficacy

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Ability to produce a desired result.

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Epistle

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A letter or poem or literary work in the form of a letter.

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Hospice

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A home providing care for the sick or terminally ill.

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Impetus

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the force that makes something happen or happen more quickly.

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Moribund

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at the point of death; in terminal decline; lacking vitality or vigor.

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Vacillate

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alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive.