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AP English Vocab
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1. Stubborn; inflexible
implication
obdurate
hypocrisy
equanimity
2. The state or quality of being average; of moderate to low quality
inveterate
anthology
mediocrity
proximity
3. A feeling about the future
obdurate
whimsical
trivial
premonition
4. A fixed or strong belief
catalog (v.)
conviction
conception
alliance
5. Hateful; marked by deep-seated ill-will
nascent
rancorous
equivocate
assertion
6. Arrogantly domineering or overbearing
dictatorial
implication
imperious
incorrigible
7. To free from guilt or blame
gesticulating
torpor
exculpate
oxymoron
8. The power of knowing things without thinking; sharp insight
inherent
intuition
slander
asylum
9. Intense enthusiasm
ponderous
dilettante
ebullience
despotic
10. Possessing carefull attention to detail; difficult to please
superfluous
conception
tenacity
fastidious
11. Long established; deep-rooted; habitual
gratuitous
indifferent
inveterate
capricious
12. Stubbornly persevering
elusive
dogged
enlightening
propriety
13. Verbal expression or exchange; conversation
discourse
incorrigible
prosaic
eclectic
14. The attribution of humanlike characteristics to inanimate objects - animals - or forces of nature
anthropomorphism
integrity
obsolete
rhetoric
15. Responsive; agreeable
whimsical
affable
amenable
ruse
16. To grow or increase rapidly
proliferate
nascent
plagiarism
heinous
17. Circumstances of a situation; environment
integrity
context
innovative
conflagration
18. Commendable; worthy of imitation
exemplary
condemn
obscure
inevitable
19. Domineering; oppressively overbearing
dictatorial
camaraderie
maverick
futile
20. Persistence
exculpate
tenacity
timorous
dictatorial
21. Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
hierarchy
reprehensible
notorious
plausible
22. Bound to happen; unavoidable
parallelism
inevitable
maverick
florid
23. A grammar construction in which two identical syntactic constructions are used
parallelism
putrid
impinge
proximity
24. Copied or adapted from a source
gesticulating
synecdoche
derived
mural
25. Secretive
impinge
replete
clandestine
ambiguous
26. Well-meaning; generous
anachronism
impinge
benevolent
integrity
27. Unplanned; naturally occurring
spontaneous
obdurate
apprehension
prosaic
28. An artistic work that imitates the style of another work for comic effect
parody
indolent
discourse
apparatus
29. A feeling or understanding resulting from an experience
obstinate
malfeasance
transitory
impression
30. Current - modern; from the same time
contemporary
vilify
abstract
indifferent
31. A group organized by rank
cohesive
hierarchy
paramount
archetype
32. Large in scope or content
astute
patronizing
pervasive
comprehensive
33. Forceful; urgently demanding attention
chiasmus
subdue
incontrovertible
compelling
34. Characterized by the telling of a story
pugnacious
parallelism
insolent
narrative
35. Difficult to capture - as in something actually fleeting
timorous
rancorous
egregious
elusive
36. One with an amateurish or superficial understanding of a field of knowledge
metonymy
dilettante
equivocate
pejorative
37. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy
fluid
realism
idealize
aesthetic
38. Easy-going; friendly
auspicious
staid
affable
proximity
39. Determined by impulse rather than reason
staid
conviction
arbitrary
futile
40. The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure
plagiarism
assertion
equanimity
elusive
41. Of little substance or significance
intuition
trivial
frenetic
propitious
42. Emotionally unrestrained; gushy
effusive
permeated
panegyric
lament
43. Developed or learned; not naturally occuring
laudatory
trivial
acquired
condescending
44. Uninteresting; unchallenging
realism
perspective
insipid
pervasive
45. False charges and malicious oral statements about someone
slander
parallelism
rancorous
convoluted
46. One who is independent and resists adherence to a group
impartial
ingrate
maverick
aesthetic
47. Condition of sticking together
plausible
trepidation
cohesive
sardonic
48. Express grief for; mourn
replete
disparity
ornate
lament
49. A crafty trick
cordial
context
ruse
emigrate
50. Describing flowery or elaborate speech
florid
opulent
malice
harbinger