AP Lit Vocab Words #3 Flashcards by Calli Noriega | Brainscape

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Avocation

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(noun): a hobby or what someone does beyond work.

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Capricious

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(adj.): temperamental, unpredictable, arbitrary.

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Disparity

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(noun): inequality or discrepancy.

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Efficacy

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(noun): capability or effectiveness.

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Epistle

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(noun): a written letter; usually with a tone.

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Hospice

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(noun) : a house of shelter or rest.

(adj. ): hospice/end of life care. ??

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Impetus

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(noun): motivation, stimulus, catalyst.

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Moribund

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(adj.): near death or doomed.

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Reticent

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(adj.): reluctant, hesitant, restrained.

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Vacillate

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(verb): to waiver in mind or opinion; indecisive.

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