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AP English Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. To consider perfect






2. Favorable; promising






3. Describing flowery or elaborate speech






4. Easily shaped or formed; easily influenced






5. Done or achieved with little effort; easy






6. Menacing; threatening






7. Contempt - scorn - to regard or treat with contempt; to look down on






8. Easy-going; friendly






9. A group organized by rank






10. Coming into existence; emerging






11. Shrewd; clever






12. Proper; marked by good taste






13. Insulting in manner or speech






14. The act of suggesting or hinting






15. Presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious






16. Feeling or showing little emotion






17. A tremendously skilled artist






18. The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure






19. To absorb; to make similar






20. A feeling about the future






21. Extremely dull






22. Stubbornly adhering to an opinion or a course of action






23. Easily broken when subjected to pressure






24. All-powerful






25. Fear - apprehension






26. Well-meaning; generous






27. General agreement






28. One who is independent and resists adherence to a group






29. Referring to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned






30. The state or quality of being average; of moderate to low quality






31. To restrain; to hold back






32. Unimportant






33. Calm






34. Lacking energy






35. Stubbornly adhering to unproved beliefs






36. Imposed as a duty; obligatory






37. To give official authorization or approval






38. Not able to be denied or disputed






39. An example or model






40. Seemingly valid or acceptable; credible






41. A grammar construction in which a noun (or noun phrase) is placed with another as an explanation






42. Dispersed throughout






43. Sincerity; openness






44. The power of knowing things without thinking; sharp insight






45. A declaration or statement






46. Quiet or humble in manner or appearance






47. To make an itemized list of






48. Treating in a condescending manner






49. Given freely; unearned; unwarranted






50. Wrongdoing - misconduct