AP Lit Vocab 5

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Admonish

v. warn or repremand someone firmly

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Animosity

n. strong hostility

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Censure

v. to express severe disapproval of (someone or something), typically in a formal statement

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Copious

adj. abundant in supply or quantity

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Deleterious

adj. causing harm or damage

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didactic

adj. intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive

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eclectic

adj. deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources

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germane

adj. relevant to a subject under consideration

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indolent

adj. wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy

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inveterate

adj. having a particular habit, activity, or intrest that is long established and unlikely to change

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magnanimous

adj. very generous or forgiving, especially towards a rival or someone less powerful than oneself.

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nebulous

adj. (of a concept or idea) unclear, vague, or ill-defined

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petulant

adj. (of a person or their manner) childishly, sulky, or bad tempered.

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precocious

adj. (of a child) having developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age.

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predilection

n. a preference or special liking of something; a bias in favor of something.

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provicial

adj. of or concerning the regions outsinde of a capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded. Of or concerning of a country or empire.

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quixotic

adj. exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic or impractical

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Rectify

v. put (something) right or correct

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Subjugate

v. bring under domination or control, especially by conquest. Make someone or soemthing suboordinate to.

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Ubiquitous

adj. present, appearing, or found everywhere.

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admonish

The kids were running around the store, knocking over merchandise, I had to ________ them.

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animosity

The _______ between the pair cooled into something resembling friendship.

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censure

The investigation ended with much tongue-wagging but no formal ________.

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copious

There was a _______ amount of work to get through.

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deleterious

Drinking too much is ________ to your health.

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didactic

While the professor's lectures were designed to be _______, they only served to confuse the students.

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eclectic

Indeed, the very broad, ________ nature of this work is one of its major strengths.

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germane

The concept seems very _______ to the original post and is explained succinctly.

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indolent

They were too _______ to work when it was hot.

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inveterate

He was an _______ gambler.

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Magnanimous

In a _________ gesture, she gave her co-writer the award.

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Nebulous

She has a few ________ ideas about what she might want to do in the future.

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Petulant

He acted like a _______ child who had been refused what he wanted.

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Precocious

From an early age, she displayed a _______ talent for maths.

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Predilection

He displayed an early _______ for zoology, and in later life became a skilled and enthusiastic collector of African birds.

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Provincial

It's a small, _________ town where nothing much ever happens.

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Quixotic

Nor has her _________ campaign in a bellwether seat yet ignited.

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Rectify

What steps did you take to ______ the error?

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Subjugate

The labor program is part of a wider agenda to ________ a historically restive people.

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Ubiquitous

His ________ influence was felt by all the family.

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