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Vocabulary 18
English AP Blake vocab
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| Showing arrogant disregard; dismissive | Cavalier |
| To anger or enrage; aggravate | Provoke |
| To support or hold up; boost; buoy | Bolster |
| Belonging to one's particular character; quirky; peculiar | Idiosyncratic |
| To establish as a requirement; dictate; enforce | Impose |
| The quality of being genuine; validity | Authenticity |
| Not to be appeased or pacified; adamant; relentless | Implacable |
| Threatening to break out in violence; explosive; erratic | Volatile |
| Having sudden or rash action; spontaneous | Impetuous |
| Physical mental strength or vigor; energy | Vitality |
| Wise or judicious in practical affairs | Prudent |
| An explanation for the occurrence of a process or event; theory | Hypothesis |
| An opinion or theory that is unproven; guesswork | Conjecture |
| To say or plead in protest or disapproval; challenge | Remonstrate |
| Easily deceived or cheated; naive; trusting | Gullible |
| Having a narrow focus on small details of a subject; bookish; academic | Pedantic |
| Easily managed or controlled; docile; yielding | Tractable |
| Majority; great number | Plurality |
| To compose, recite or play on the spur of the moment; invent; extemporize | Improvise |
| Famous; outstanding, standing out above others; superior | Preƫminent |
| To reveal; make known | Disclose |
| Restrictions placed on potential solutions to a problem | Constraints |
| The act by which a judge removes herself from a case because she or he may be biased or may have the appearance of being biased | Recusal |
| Belief or trust; mental acceptance | Credence |
| A moving force, impulse, stimulus; that which drives momentum | Impetus |