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List 4 Flashcards

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Circumvent

A

To go around to avoid

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Circum

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Around

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Circuitous

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Roundabout, not straightforward

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Circumlocution

A

Roundabout lengthy way of saying something

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Circumspect

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Cautious, wary

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Bene, ben

A

Good

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Benefactor

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Someone giving aid or money

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Beneficent

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Kindly charitable doing good

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Dic, dict

A

Speak

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Benign

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Harmless, kindly, gentle

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Indict

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To accuse formally charged with a crime

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Indicative

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Showing or pointing out suggestive of

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Predict

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To declare or state in advance

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Eloquence

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Fluent and affective speech

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Loqu, loc, log

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Speech, thought

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Loquacious

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Talkative

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Colloquial

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Characteristic of informal speech

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Soliloquy

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Dramatic speech by one character not addressed to others

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Nom, nym

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Name

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Nominal

A

Negligible, existing in name only, not very much

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Nominate

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To name, propose, to choose as a candidate

21
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Anonymity

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Condition of having no name or an unknown name

22
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Misnomer

A

An incorrect name or designation

23
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Pseudonym

A

Fictitious or borrowed name

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Homonym

A

Word identical in pronunciation and spelling but different in meaning

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Jocular

A

Playful, humorous, jovial

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Juxtaposition

A

Side-by-side placement

27
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Knell

A

Sound of the funeral bell, omen of death or failure

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Latent

A

Present but currently hidden

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Malediction

A

Curse

30
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Mercurial

A

Quick, shrewd, unpredictable

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Obstinate

A

Stubborn

32
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Opportunist

A

One who takes advantage of circumstance

33
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Panacea

A

Cure-all

34
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Paradox

A

Contradiction, puzzle, dilemma, incongruity

35
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Poignant

A

Emotionally moving

36
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Precocious

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Unusually advanced at an early age

37
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Presumptuous

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Rude, improperly bold

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Prolific

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Productive, fertile

39
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Querulous

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Inclined to complain, irritable

40
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Rancor

A

Bitter hatred

41
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Refute

A

To contradict, discredit

42
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Relinquish

A

To renounce or surrender something

43
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Reminisce

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To remember past events

44
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Rhetoric

A

Persuasive use of language

AP Lang Vocab (5 decks)

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