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RHS AP English
Vocabulary List #5 (Week 5)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Assimilation | To absorb; to make similar |
| Consensus/ | General agreement |
| Context | of a situation; surroundings; environment |
| Derived | Copied or adapted from a source |
| Incumbent | Imposed as a duty; obligatory |
| Inevitable | Certain to happen; unavoidable |
| Malleable | Easily shaped or formed; easily influenced |
| Ineluctable | Not to be avoided, changed, or resisted |
| Inherent | Inborn; built-in |
| Innate | Possessed from birth; in-born |
| Inveterate | Long established; deep-rooted; habitual |
| Omnipotent | All-powerful |
| Proximity | Closeness |
| Elusive | Difficult to capture |
| Transient | Passing away in time; short lived |
| Transitory | Temporary |
| Affable | easy going; friendly |
| Amenable | Agreeable; responsive |
| Cordial | Sincere; well mannered; friendly |
| Facetious | Literally: having many faces; not to be taken seriously; playful |
| Sanction | verb: to approve; noun: an economic or military measure meant to punish a country |
| Truncated | shortened; cut-off |
| Aesthetic | having to do with the appreciation of beauty |
| Dilettante | an amateur; someone with only superficial knowledge |
| Eclectic | Made up of a variety of sources or styles. |
| Visceral | emotional; literally a “gut” response |
| Cerebral | logical; abstract |
| Virtuoso | A tremendously skilled artist. |