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Vocabulary 20
English AP Blake Vocab
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| An excessive attachment to some person or object that was appropriate only at an earlier stage of development | Fixation |
| Refer to casually or indirectly | Allude |
| Obviously, clearly, plainly | Patently |
| The problems and troubles affecting someone | Woes |
| Vitally important, essential | Pivotal |
| Fake, False | Pseudo |
| Islamic empire ruled by those believed to be the successors to the Prophet Muhammad | Caliphate |
| Prohibit, forbid, ban, halt | Interdict |
| Expulsion, rejection | Ouster |
| To rob of goods by open force (As in war), plunder; the act of looting | Pillage |
| Arrange specifically; to require as a condition or agreement | Stipulate |
| A representative who votes based on what he or she thinks is best for his or her constituency | Trustee |
| Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states. | Sovereignty |
| Provide for the payment of; undertake the payment of; pay | Defray |
| Harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss, or damage | Detriment |
| Doubtful, questionable, suspect | Dubious |
| A combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose | coalition |
| Taking ( property or money ) by force or threat of force | Extortion |
| Goods or money given to the poor | Alms |
| Support or recommend as an idea or cause | Espouse |
| From the beginning | ab initio L. |
| Effective, producing results | Efficacious |
| The missing item, datum, or hole in one's learning | Lacuna |
| Physical beauty | Pulchritude |
| Belief that the self is the only reality | Solipsism |