AP Vocab #9

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Innocuous

Adj: Harmless (does not describe people but things)

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Misconstrue

v: to misunderstand or twist someone's meaning (usually unintentional)

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Schlep

n or v: to carry like a burden

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Feign

V: to fake (a sickness, interest, etc.)

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Gratuitous

adj: superfluous but bad.

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Hubris

n: excessive pride (you have…)

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Draconian

Adj: excessively harsh (often used to describe laws)

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Remiss

Adj: neglectful or wrong ( 'I would be remiss not to...')

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Quintessential

Adj: representing the best example of something.

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Kowtow

V: to bow down; to blindly obey due to fear

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Schelp language of origin

yiddish

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what is hubris

one of the great Greek trajic flaws

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Where does draconian come from

comes from Draco who had a set of laws named after him that were harsh)

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Where does kowtow come from

comes from Chinese and means to physically bow

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