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AP Lang
| Term | Definition | Part Of Speech |
|---|---|---|
| adverse | unfavorable or harmful | adjective |
| astute | smart and able to understand things quickly | adjective |
| clamor | loud noise or shouting | noun |
| delineate | to describe or show something clearly | verb |
| eccentric | unusual or a little strange in behavior | adjective |
| flippant | not serious when you should be; disrespectful | adjective |
| hone | to improve or sharpen a skill | verb |
| indefatigable | never getting tired; always working hard | adjective |
| jargon | special words used by a certain group that others may not understand | noun |
| mitigate | to make something less severe or less bad | verb |
| parody | a funny imitation of something | noun |
| ponderous | very heavy or slow and awkward | adjective |
| querulous | complaining in a whining way | adjective |
| spurn | to reject or refuse something strongly | verb |
| vacillate | to be unsure and go back and forth between choices | verb |