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AP English Vocab
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1. Circumstances of a situation; environment
context
capricious
whimsical
incontrovertible
2. Of or occurring in the night; under cover of darkness
decorous
brusque
nocturnal
arid
3. Imposed as a duty; obligatory
context
brusque
contemporary
incumbent
4. A beginner
novice
condemn
candor
obstinate
5. Given freely; unearned; unwarranted
spontaneous
alleviate
medley
gratuitous
6. To avoid making a definite statement
surreptitiously
coup
equivocate
integrity
7. Artistic representation that aims for visual accuracy
realism
apparatus
tenuous
despotic
8. Hateful; marked by deep-seated ill-will
rancorous
truncated
pragmatic
anachronism
9. A grammar construction in which a noun (or noun phrase) is placed with another as an explanation
impede
apposition
cryptic
genre
10. Insulting in manner or speech
substantiated
auspicious
insolent
mundane
11. Commonplace; ordinary
synecdoche
parallelism
discourse
mundane
12. Arrogant; vainly proud
disingenuous
haughty
plausible
affable
13. Shortened; cut off
apposition
facetious
truncated
pervasive
14. Causing great harm
pernicious
flagrant
implication
novel
15. Unplanned; naturally occurring
tenacity
spontaneous
prudent
futile
16. Mutual hatred or ill-will
plagiarism
deleterious
intuition
enmity
17. A widespread fire
ornate
impede
conflagration
plausible
18. A word book describing language with definitions; a dictionary
lexicon
wary
caustic
emigrate
19. Disdainfully or ironically humorous; harsh - bitter - or caustic
hackneyed
discredit
cordial
sardonic
20. Not migratory; settled
obsolete
sedentary
lucid
whimsical
21. Describing the category or artistic endeavor
genre
dogmatic
phenomenon
exculpate
22. To express strong disapproval of; denounce
condemn
parallelism
enmity
trivial
23. A brilliantly executed plan
equanimity
apathetic
ominous
coup
24. Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive
ebullience
effusive
exculpate
stoic
25. A feeling about the future
toxic
premonition
medley
substantiated
26. Courageous; fearless; bold
amenable
disdain
intrepid
perspective
27. Point of view
opulent
perspective
obdurate
benevolent
28. Not genuine
spurious
timorous
exculpate
novice
29. A judge who decides a disputed issue
malice
stoic
prodigious
arbiter
30. Extremely dull
ponderous
caustic
meticulous
ostentatious
31. Kind and gentle
benign
toxic
impartial
impede
32. Concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow
realism
truncated
superficial
novice
33. The power of knowing things without thinking; sharp insight
sanction
egregious
obstinate
intuition
34. Worthy of blame
reprehensible
clandestine
transient
replete
35. An incorrect understanding or interpretation
pejorative
flagrant
misconception
poignant
36. Intense enthusiasm
ebullience
discourse
vindicated
conception
37. Impulsive and unpredictable
trepidation
rancorous
equivocate
capricious
38. To calm or soothe
reprehensible
sonorous
trivial
mollify
39. Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
notorious
sedentary
flagrant
obstinate
40. Treating people as weak or inferior
insolent
condescending
cryptic
whimsical
41. Easily flowing
ponderous
fluid
quandary
despotic
42. Forceful; urgently demanding attention
copious
laudatory
compelling
prosaic
43. Express grief for; mourn
apathetic
asylum
lament
disparity
44. Shrewd; clever
toxic
astute
effusive
comprehensive
45. Treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices
arid
servile
diligent
objectivity
46. Highly respected
assertion
venerated
oxymoron
convoluted
47. All-powerful
naive
novice
omnipotent
meticulous
48. To cause to be doubted
discredit
intuition
spontaneous
suppressed
49. Lazy
tenuous
indolent
servile
obsolete
50. To consider perfect
idealize
oxymoron
obstinate
arbitrary