AP Lang Vocab Quiz #4

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61. gratuitous

given freely; unearned; unwarranted

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62. superfluous

extra; unnecessary

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63. alleviate

to ease a pain or burden

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64. asylum

a place of retreat or security

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65. auspicious

favorable; promising

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66. benevolent

well-meaning; generous

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67. benign

kind and gentle

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68. mollify

to calm or soothe

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69. reclamation

the act of making something useful again

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70. sanction

to give official authorization or approval

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71. dubious

doubtful; of unlikely authenticity

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72. fabricated

made; concocted to deceive

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73. hypocrisy

the practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity

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74. slander

false charges and malicious oral statements about someone

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75. spurious

not genuine

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76. astute

shrewd; clever

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77. clandestine

secretive

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78. coup

a brilliantly executed plan

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79. disingenuous

not straightforward; crafty

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80. ruse

a crafty trick