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AP English Vocab

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1. Referring to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned






2. Treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices






3. Not caring one way or the other






4. Copied or adapted from a source






5. Something out of place in time or sequence






6. Strikingly new or unusual






7. Describing flowery or elaborate speech






8. Describing the category or artistic endeavor






9. Good will between friends






10. Feeling or showing little emotion






11. Arrogant; vainly proud






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






13. Condition of sticking together






14. The act of suggesting or hinting






15. Unemotional; serious






16. Secretive






17. Hatefully evil; abominable






18. Inborn; built-in






19. Statement of high praise






20. Not in favor of one side or the other - unbiased






21. A brilliantly executed plan






22. Hateful; marked by deep-seated ill-will






23. Stubbornly adhering to unproved beliefs






24. Enormous






25. A collection of literary pieces






26. Profoundly moving; touching






27. Extremely careful and precise






28. An example or model






29. To put up with; to survive a hardship






30. Difficult to capture - as in something actually fleeting






31. A place of retreat or security






32. The art of using language effectively and persuasively






33. Quarrelsome






34. Cunning






35. Extra; unnecessary






36. Able to pay one's debts






37. Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous






38. Without decoration; strict






39. Conspicuously bad or offensive






40. On guard






41. Current - modern; from the same time






42. To make an itemized list of






43. To make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate






44. Express grief for; mourn






45. An inversion in the second of two parallel phrases






46. Long established; deep-rooted; habitual






47. A clever trick used to deceive or outwit






48. Characterized by the telling of a story






49. Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds






50. Having no useful purpose; pointless