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AP English Vocab
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english
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1. Developed or learned; not naturally occuring
malice
perspective
acquired
plagiarism
2. Arrogant; vainly proud
haughty
surreptitiously
austere
derived
3. Enormous
gesticulating
integrity
prodigious
insolent
4. Giving praise
intuition
dictatorial
laudatory
surreptitiously
5. Open to more than one interpretation
period
ambiguous
permeated
comprehensive
6. To cause to be doubted
discredit
ample
impinge
convoluted
7. Imposed as a duty; obligatory
pragmatic
incumbent
permeated
frank
8. Stubbornly adhering to an opinion or a course of action
obstinate
biased
realism
emigrate
9. Large in scope or content
inconsequential
plausible
indifferent
comprehensive
10. Arrogantly domineering or overbearing
elusive
maverick
convoluted
imperious
11. Trustworthiness; completeness
insolent
propitious
integrity
whimsical
12. Highly respected
ostentatious
cordial
venerated
integrity
13. Domineering; oppressively overbearing
trepidation
capricious
oxymoron
dictatorial
14. Spread or flowing throughout
permeated
copious
florid
rational
15. A large painting applied directly to a wall or ceiling surface
mural
dogged
objectivity
futile
16. Simultaneously having opposing feelings; uncertain
tenacity
ambivalent
effusive
paradigm
17. Short-lived or temporary
mollify
intrepid
enlightening
transitory
18. To calm or soothe
mollify
exculpate
torpor
facetious
19. Worthy of blame
realism
clandestine
fluid
reprehensible
20. Making gestures while speaking
lament
perception
gesticulating
disparage
21. The act of passing off the ideas or writing of another as one's own
conviction
rancorous
plagiarism
sanction
22. Unimaginative; dull
inevitable
assimilation
prosaic
hackneyed
23. Removed or disassociated from (friends - family - or homeland)
alienated
wary
heinous
fabricated
24. To slow the progress of
superficial
hypocrisy
impede
asylum
25. Menacing; threatening
caustic
inconsequential
ominous
acquired
26. Stubbornly persevering
dogged
plausible
proximity
pejorative
27. The practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity
disdain
hypocrisy
copious
paramount
28. Equipment; a group of machines
gesticulating
apparatus
intuition
propriety
29. An incorrect understanding or interpretation
ponderous
misconception
lucid
novice
30. A perfect example; an original pattern or model
archetype
apparatus
medley
coup
31. Exhibiting a display of great wealth
opulent
vindicated
profound
compelling
32. Describing a large amount of something
ruse
cordial
ample
austere
33. To grow or increase rapidly
proliferate
implication
misconception
period
34. Extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable
exemplary
venerated
mollify
flagrant
35. Mutual hatred or ill-will
enmity
pejorative
sanction
spontaneous
36. Wildly excited or active
frenetic
acquired
hypocrisy
rhetoric
37. Easily broken when subjected to pressure
incumbent
ambivalent
brittle
toxic
38. Timid; fearful about the future
timorous
stratagem
mundane
effusive
39. To give official authorization or approval
frenetic
inherent
contemptuous
sanction
40. Conspicuously bad or offensive
egregious
toxic
ominous
genre
41. Expressing remorse for one's misdeeds
pernicious
paradigm
meticulous
penitent
42. Treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices
conflagration
hackneyed
objectivity
vitality
43. The state or quality of being average; of moderate to low quality
assiduous
subdue
mediocrity
notorious
44. Easily understood; clear
despotic
deleterious
hypocrisy
lucid
45. Describing a showy or pretentious display
ostentatious
apposition
tenuous
incontrovertible
46. Difficult to comprehend
cryptic
sardonic
coherent
cordial
47. Point of view
perspective
nocturnal
transitory
cryptic
48. Wrongdoing - misconduct
flagrant
premonition
malfeasance
wily
49. A judge who decides a disputed issue
truncated
lexicon
meticulous
arbiter
50. Producing a deep or full sound
sonorous
amenable
obscure
servile