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AP Vocabulary Set 38
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abrogate (v)
to abolish, to do away with
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adamant (adj)
inflexible, immovable, obstinate
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barbarism (n)
the incorrect usage of words or forms of language
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colloquial (adj)
informal (speech)
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compatriot (n)
a fellow countryman
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defuse (v)
to remove or to lessen danger or hostility
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effrontery (n)
extreme boldness, audacity
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egregious (adj)
very bad, shocking, conspicuously bad
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gambol (v)
to playfully skip or leap
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hemophilia (n)
a hereditary disease where blood does not coagulate to stop bleeding
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immunity (n)
resistance (usually to a disease)
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impale (v)
to pierce, to fix on a pointed instrument
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knotty (adj)
so complicated that it can probably not be solved; full of XXXXX
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libertarian (n)
one who favors absolute XXXXXXX and free will
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mired (adj)
stuck or entangled
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noxious (adj)
harmful, unwholesome
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palatable (adj)
agreeable to the taste, acceptable
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palliate (v)
to ease pain, guilt or intensity
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pallor (n)
extreme paleness usually relating to the face
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pernicious (adj)
very destructive or harmful, deadly
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skulk (v)
to move in a sneaky, furtive, or stealthy manner
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tarry (v)
to delay in coming or going, to linger
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tawdry (adj)
cheap and gaudy in appearance
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temerity (n)
boldness that is foolhardy
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utopian (adj)
having the characteristics of an ideally perfect place