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AP English Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. Simultaneously having opposing feelings; uncertain






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






3. Friendly; sincere






4. Difficult to capture - as in something actually fleeting






5. False charges and malicious oral statements about someone






6. A group organized by rank






7. Describing a showy or pretentious display






8. Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive






9. Quiet or humble in manner or appearance






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






11. Causing great harm






12. Condition of sticking together






13. To restrain; to hold back






14. Long established; deep-rooted; habitual






15. A form of metonymy that's restricted to cases where a part is used to signify the whole






16. Stubbornly adhering to unproved beliefs






17. Shortened; cut off






18. Calm






19. Extra; unnecessary






20. Referring to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned






21. A feeling or understanding resulting from an experience






22. Intended to instruct






23. The act of suggesting or hinting






24. To make an itemized list of






25. A declaration or statement






26. To cause to be doubted






27. Stubborn; inflexible






28. The act of making something useful again






29. Existing only as an assumption or speculation






30. Lacking sophistication or experience






31. Describing a large amount of something






32. Making gestures while speaking






33. Describing the category or artistic endeavor






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






35. To avoid making a definite statement






36. An example or model






37. A word book describing language with definitions; a dictionary






38. General agreement






39. A perfect example; an original pattern or model






40. Defense of an idea






41. Exercising good judgment or common sense






42. Easy-going; friendly






43. Short-lived or temporary






44. No longer in use; old-fashioned






45. Incapable of being reformed






46. The attribution of humanlike characteristics to inanimate objects - animals - or forces of nature






47. Quarrelsome






48. Having a harmful effect; injurious






49. Possessed at birth; inborn






50. Introducing something new