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Vocabulary 27
English AP Blake Vocab (Last One 4 me)
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| Lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity; (n.) a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks | Menial |
| A philosophy which suggests that nothing can ever be known for certain | Skepticism |
| Growing profusely; thriving | Luxurating |
| Difference, variety; a condition of having many different types of forms | Diversity |
| Ridiculous, laughable, absurd | Ludicrous |
| Characterized by newly acquired wealth, especially when it is flaunted | Nouveau Riche |
| Emotional appeal | Pathos |
| A person or thing carrying the blame for others | Scapegoat |
| Extremely harsh and severe | Draconian |
| A refugee or group of refugees returning to their home country, usually with the assistance of government or a non-governmental organization. | Repatriation |
| A social policy or racial segregation involving political and economic and legal discrimination against non-whites | Apartheid |
| Intolerance toward those who are different | Bigotry |
| A net that is specially designed to be drawn along the bottom of a body of water : trawl | Dragnet |
| Not aware of or concerned about what is happening around one | Oblivious (to, of) |
| To deceive | Delude |
| Native to a certain area | Indigenous |
| Removed all traces of; destroyed | Obliterated |
| Moved over, across, or through | Traversed |
| A general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution | Amnesty |
| To send back into custody; to send back to a lower court | Remanded |
| Association or participation in a wrongful act | Complicit |
| Impulsive action, unplanned events | Spontaneity |
| Disagree or take an opposing view in relation to a formal body such as a government, political party, or church | Dissent |
| Deeply unhappy or dejected; without hope, beyond consolation | Disconsolate |
| To root out; get rid of, destroy completely | Eradicate |