AP Lang -- Vocab #3 -- 10/27/25

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prodigal

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(adj.) wasteful and reckless with money

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parsimonious

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(adj.) too thrifty; stingy; miserly

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exuberance

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(n.) high-spirited enthusiasm

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writhe

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(v.) to twist and turn, as in pain or discomfort; to move with a twisting motion

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decadence

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(n.) a condition of moral deterioration; moral decay

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exemplary

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(adj.) worthy of imitation; praiseworthy

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insolvent

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(adj.) unable to pay debts; penniless

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coalesce

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(v.) to merge together to form one whole; unite; combine

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surreptitious

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(adj.) done in a secret or sly way; stealthy

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incidental

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(adj.) occurring as a minor consequence of something more important