WorksheetsAP Lit Vocab
Total questions: 220
Worksheet time: 3hrs 47mins
to reject
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abjure is a(n)...
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honest; forthcoming
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aboveboard is a(n)...
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to get rid of something, usually with authority
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abrogate is a(n)...
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to run away and hide
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abscond is a(n)...
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one who eats and drinks in moderation; very cautious about the quantity and quality of what you consume
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abstemious is a(n)...
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really good judgment (may be quick and in the moment); judgment that is precise and pristine
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acumen is a(n)...
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protection or sponsorship
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aegis is a(n)...
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a period of time before war
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antebellum is a(n)...
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something that is marked by success; something that is/looks promising
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auspicious is a(n)...
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noisy confusion; chaos; result when there are no rules and no order
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bedlam is a(n)...
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to represent falsely; to contradict; to give a false representation/impression of something
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belie is a(n)...
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warlike or hostile in manner or temper
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bellicose is a(n)...
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to censor; to get rid of the bad parts
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bowdlerize is a(n)...
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bandit; thief; robber
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brigand is a(n)...
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something that changes really easily (like the weather); something unpredictable
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capricious is a(n)...
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seize the day (latin philosophy); make everyday something special; if you've got the chance, take it
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carpe diem is a(n)...
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cultured; someone who appreciates artistic and intellectual things; someone with taste so they can appreciate art, music, cuisine, and customs of different cultures
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catholic is a(n)...
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a baby angel
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cherub is a(n)...
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sweet and innocent
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cherubic is a(n)...
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like a churl (peasant); rude and unpleasant; someone difficult to work with; stingy
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churlish is a(n)...
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really wordy; verbose; don't know how to get to the point
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circumlocution is a(n)...
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careful; cautious
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circumspect is a(n)...
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greed; strong desire
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cupidity is a(n)...
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to pay for something
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defray is a(n)...
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to cause injury or harm; has a bad impact on something
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deleterious is a(n)...
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shy; timid
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diffident is a(n)...
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sad: dreary
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doleful is a(n)...
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to wipe out or destroy
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efface is a(n)...
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to weaken; to destroy; to take the vitality out of something
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enervate is a(n)...
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to give someone the rights to citizenship (the right to vote)
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enfranchise is a(n)...
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a sudden thought or realization; an aha moment
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epiphany is a(n)...
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something vanishing; likely to disappear; vapor
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evanescent is a(n)...
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unreasonably high (usually of a price or amount charged)
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exorbitant is a(n)...
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to censor; to get rid of the bad parts (bowdlerize)
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expurgate is a(n)...
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being a smart alec; playfully humorous
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facetious is a(n)...
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smug; self satisfied; being foolish in a way that makes you proud of yourself; proud to be a jerk to someone
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fatuous is a(n)...
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no energy; careless and irresponsible; ineffective; feeble
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feckless is a(n)...
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a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense
to make a deceptive movement; to make pretense
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feint is a(n)...
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prolonged speechmaking designed to delay legislative action
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filibuster is a(n)...
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a relationship of trust (commonly referred to in a sense of banking)
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fiduciary is a(n)...
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okie hat horses eat; raw material
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fodder is a(n)...
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a weakness; something you’re not good at yet
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foible is a(n)...
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something you’re good at
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forte is a(n)...
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to startle shock, excite, or electrify
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galvanize is a(n)...
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acting like one doesn't have any manners or only bad ones; socially awkward; unpolished
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gauche is a(n)...
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to divide a geographic area into voting districts to give an unfair advantage to one political party
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gerrymander is a(n)...
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worn; tired
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haggard is a(n)...
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the dominant influence of a state, region, or group over others
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hegemony is a(n)...
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tremendous in size, strength, difficulty, or effort
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herculean is a(n)...
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a person who is an attacker of cherished traditional values, beliefs, or institutions (thinking differently); challenges an established idea in society
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iconoclast is a(n)...
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a personal peculiarity; quirk; weird trait
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idiosyncrasy is a(n)...
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disgrace or shame; humiliation
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ignominy is a(n)...
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someone who currently holds an office
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incumbent is a(n)...
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concealing or disguising your identity
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incognito is a(n)...
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to learn or indoctrinate, often by repetition
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inculcate is a(n)...
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something that you can’t dispute; 100% fact
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incontrovertible is a(n)...
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lazy
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indolent is a(n)...
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brave; fearless
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intrepid is a(n)...
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wearied, dulled, or bored by having too much of something
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jaded is a(n)...
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not interesting; boring; dull
lacking maturity; childish
lacking in nutrition
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jejune is a(n)...
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to get down on your hands, kneel, or touch and knees in an act of submission, respect, or worship (originated in china - mandarin)
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kowtow is a(n)...
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brief or concise; to the point; direct
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laconic is a(n)...
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a dictionary
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lexicon is a(n)...
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very talkative
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loquacious is a(n)...
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mournful; gloomy; sad
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lugubrious is a(n)...
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unprincipled; crafty; cunning; unscrupulous; successful, but morally questionable
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Machiavellian is a(n)...
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pertaining to the military or armed forces; warlike
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martial is a(n)...
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a strict disciplinarian; someone unyielding in the way they view things or the way they act
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martinet is a(n)...
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excessively sentimental
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maudlin is a(n)...
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a piece; a part; a portion; a section; a very small chunk; the tiniest little part of something
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moiety is a(n)...
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something that doesn’t belong to a specific religious group or denomination (religious in nature, but not specific to)
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nonsectarian is a(n)...
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the study of correct spelling, grammar, mechanics, and language that goes into the writing of a certain people
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orthography is a(n)...
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fawning (making a big deal) over someone or something
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obsequious is a(n)...
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a cure all; a remedy for all of the hardships, desires, sufferings, and of the world
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panacea is a(n)...
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to play up to someone’s desires; to play off of someone's emotions
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pander is a(n)...
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a set way of viewing something; the normal way we see the world; a pattern or a model of a set of beliefs or values
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paradigm is a(n)...
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of chief (highest) importance
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paramount is a(n)...
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uncultured; materialistic; stay away from things cultured; vulgar; barbarians
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philistine is a(n)...
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something that occurs after death; commonly heard with writing or awards
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posthumous is a(n)...
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not securely held or in position; dependent on chance; uncertain
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precarious is a(n)...
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something that resembles a precipice clearly; steep drop
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precipitous is a(n)...
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the steepest part of a mountain or hill; peak; tallest point
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precipice is a(n)...
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someone who's gifted or advanced from a young age
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precocious is a(n)...
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to lie or mislead
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prevaricate is a(n)...
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to reproduce; to spread rapidly; to increase at a great speed
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proliferate is a(n)...
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something easily changeable or adaptable; can easily adapt to situations
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protean is a(n)...
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primary part of something; part that is most essential
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quintessence is a(n)...
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idealistic, but not practical
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quixotic is a(n)...
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normal everyday routine; nothing out of the ordinary
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quotidian is a(n)...
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to cause bitterness, anger, or resentment
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rankle is a(n)...
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to recap; to summarize
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recapitulate is a(n)...
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sarcastic in a really hateful; biding way (trying to hurt someone’s feelings; heavier than fatuous)
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sardonic is a(n)...
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gloomy (can be someone’s mood or the weather and comes from the planet saturn)
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saturnine is a(n)...
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thoughtful about what is morally right or morally wrong; consideration, undoubt, or uneasiness on what is ethical
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scruple is a(n)...
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password; outdated phrase; cliché
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shibboleth is a(n)...
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careless and hasty
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slapdash is a(n)...
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sudden and violent, but brief; fitful; intermittent
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spasmodic is a(n)...
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to bring under control; to conquer; to make submissive or subservient
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subjugate is a(n)...
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to soil; to stain, tarnish, defile, or besmirch
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sully is a(n)...
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looking down on someone with disdain; being haughty; arrogance; judging someone; patronizing
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supercilious is a(n)...
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extra; excess
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superfluous is a(n)...
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to tease; torment by teasing
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tantalize is a(n)...
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needless or unnecessary repetition; redundancy; a form of circumlocution, but can also be a statement in logic
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tautology is a(n)...
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like a tempest (storm); stormy; rocky’ everchanging, like a tornado (also used to describe mood)
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tempestuous is a(n)...
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oily or slippery or greasy (anything with that); describes a personality in which you can't really count on them
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unctuous is a(n)...
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strong conviction, emotion, or passion for something
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vehement is a(n)...
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• Verb: to blow on or off or away; to examine closely to separate the food from the bad; sift; get rid of an undesirable part
• Noun: a machine used in farming that separates the chaff from the grain
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winnow is a(n)...
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put together; made; shaped by hammering with tools (typically refers to metal work)
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wrought is a(n)...
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a phobia of things that are foreign (doesn’t mean racist, but can be
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xenophobia is a(n)...
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(in ancient Mesopotamia) a rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple
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ziggurat is a(n)...
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