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Ferguson AP English
Ferguson AP 11 English List 13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aberration | a departure from the normal; deviation |
| Anomalous | abnormal; irregular |
| Antithesis | a contrast or an opposite |
| Authentic | genuine |
| Banal | trite; hackneyed; commonplace because of overuse |
| Bizarre | odd; grotesque; fantastic |
| Chimerical | imaginary; unreal; impossible |
| Cliche | a trite or commonplace expression or idea |
| Desuetude | disuse |
| Deviate | to turn aside or wander from the usual course |
| Disparate | different; dissimilar |
| Effete | no longer able to produce; worn out; spent; sterile |
| Efficacious | effective |
| Effigy | a representation, as a sculpture, or a crude, often stuffed dummy of one who is hated |
| Emulate | 1. to try to equal or surpass 2. to imitate |
| Epitome | 1. a summary; compendium 2. a typical representation or ideal expression |
| Expedient | conventient or advantageous (based on what is of personal use or advantage rather than what is right or just) |
| Feasible | workable; practible |
| Fictitious | imaginary; false |
| Foible | a small weakness in character; a peculiarity |
| Futile | useless |
| Hackneyed | made trite and commonplace by overuse |
| Heterogeneous | not uniform; dissimilar |
| Homogenous | uniform; similar or identical |
| Hyperbole | exaggeration meant for effect |
| Idiosyncrasy | any personal peculiarity, mannerism or eccentricity |
| Incongruous | inconsistent; inharmonious |
| Intangible | incapable of being touched or easily grasped or defined |
| Mien | way of carrying and conducting oneself; bearing; manner |
| Mirage | an illusion |
| Mores | customs that through general obeservance gain the force of law |
| Motley | of many different colors or elements |
| Obsolete | no longer in use or practice |
| Palpable | capable of being felt; tangible; perceptible; obvious |
| Platitude | a trite remark |
| Plausible | seemingly trustworthy or reasonable |
| Prosaic | 1. commonplace; dull 2. matter-of-fact; straightforward |
| Quintessence | the pure, perfect, or most typical form of a quality or thing |
| Quixotic | extravagantly chivalrous or romantically idealistic; visionary; impractical |
| Saw | a saying; maxim |
| Simulate | to give a false appearance of; feign |
| Tangible | actual; material; touchable |
| Tantamount | having equal effect; equivalent |
| Trite | not fresh or original; stale; commonplace |
| Unwonted | out of the ordinary; rare; unusual |
| Vicarious | representing or taking the place of something primary, original, or firsthand |
| Visage | face or expression of countenance |
| Wont | usual practice; habit; accustomed |
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~Ash~
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