AP Vocabulary

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Aberration

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N. A wandering or straying away.

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Abut

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V. To border upon; to adjoin

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Abysmal

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Adj. Bottomless

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Abscond

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V. To run away secretly

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Accede

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V. To agree

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Acclimate

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V. To adjust to climate

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Acerbity

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N. Bitterness of speech or temper

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Aquiescence

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N. Submission, compliance

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Adjunct

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N. Something attached to, but holding an inferior position

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Admonition

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N. Warning

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Adroit

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Adj. Skilled

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Adulterated

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Adj. To make impure or spoiled by the addition of inferior materials

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Affable

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Adj. Courteous

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Affinity

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N. A natural affection

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Alleviate

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V. To calm

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Ambiguous

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Adj. Having one or more possible meaning; vague

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Amoral

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Adj. Non-moral

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Amulet

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N. A good-luck charm

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Anachronism

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N. Chronologically out of time; error involving time

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Analgesic

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Adj./N. Causing an insensitivity to pain; a pain killer.

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Annotate

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V. To comment; to make explanatory notes

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Anthropomorphic

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Adj. Having human form or characteristics

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Appease

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V. To pacify or soothe; to give into demands

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Apex

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N. Highest point of something, culmination

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Apocalyptic

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Adj. Prophetic, forecasting "the end"

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Apropos

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Adv. With referece to; relevant; to the point

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Archaic

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Adj. No longer in use; ancient

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Archetype

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N. Prototype; the perfect example

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Askew

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Adj. Lopsided; not in line

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Assimilate

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V. To absorb; to take into the mind; understand

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Astute

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Shrewd; crafty

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Attrition

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a gradual, natural reduction

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Auspicious

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favorable; marked by signs of success

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Austere

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stern; strict

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Autonomy

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independence; condition of having self- | government

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Avocation

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secondary or minor occupation

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Axiom

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statement assumed to be true

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Bedlam

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condition of uproar or confusion

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Beguile

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to mislead; to charm

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Beholden

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obligated; indebted

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Belittle

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disparage; to depreciate; to mock

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Benign

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kind; harmless

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Benison

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blessing

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Bestial

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beast-like; brutal

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Bifurcated

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divided into two branches