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AP Lang Apr
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| approbation | (n) officical approval, praise, commendation |
| assent | (v) to agree or to concur; to give in, to yield; agreement |
| boorish | (adj) rude or insensitive; ill-mannered |
| circumlocution | (n) talking around a subject |
| copious | (adj) abundant |
| delineation | (n) an outline, depictions, portrayal |
| dissemble | (v) to disguise, to pretend |
| emulate | (v) to try to equal or to be like (usually through imitation) |
| fickle | (adj) likely to change, capricious |
| gravity | (n) seriousness, importance |
| homely | (adj) plain or unattractive in appearance |
| indigence | (n) poverty |
| jingoist | (n) an extreme patriot, usually calls for a belligerent foreign policy |
| migratory | (adj) moving from place to place, wandering, transient |
| obfuscating | (adj) confusing, making unclear |
| proclivity | (n) inclination, tendency |
| prostration | (n) a stretching out due to lacking vitality and being completely overcome |
| recalcitrant | (adj) very stubborn, refusing to obey, unruly |
| resolute | (adj) characterized by a decided purpose |
| sectarian | (n) (some adj) a member of a sect that is a faction with extreme beliefs |
| stalwart | (n) one who supports a cause with firm partisanship |
| tacit | (adj) understood, silent, not spoken, implicit |
| transcended | (v) surpassed, exceeded |
| virtuous | (adj) having excellent morals; righteous |
| whets | (v) stimulates, sharpens |