AP Lang Vocab List #3 23-24

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cynical

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contemptuously distrustful of human nature and motives; based on or reflecting a belief that human conduct is motivated primarily by self-interest.

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volatile

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tending or threatening to break out into open violence; explosive; tending to fluctuate sharply and regularly.

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fluctuate

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to be unstable; to rise and fall.

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insatiable

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can’t be satisfied.

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ubiquitous

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being everywhere at once.

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dogma

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a principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true.

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lament

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a passionate expression of grief or sorrow.

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melodramatic

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characterized by exaggerated emotions and dramatic events.

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sinister

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giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen.

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repudiate

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to refuse to accept or be associated with.