AP Lang Vocab (3-4)

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cabal

a clique; a small group joined in a secret intrigue; a conspiracy

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camaraderie

comradeship; good fellowship

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caste

a distinct social class or system

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clandestine

concealed, secret

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cortege

a group of attendants accompanying a person; a ceremonial procession

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detente

a relaxing or easing, especially of international tension

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echelon

a level of command or authority or rank; a steplike formation of ships, troops, or planes

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ecumenical

universal; general; fostering Christian unity throughout the world

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elite

the best or most skilled members of a given social group

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esprit de corps

a sense of union and of common interests and responsibilities, translating to “spirit of feeling as one body”

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genealogy

lineage; science of family descent

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hierarchy

a group of persons or things arranged in order rank, or grade

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hobnob

to associate on very friendly terms

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liaison

the contact maintained between military or naval units in order to undertake concerted actions; a similar connection between the units of an organization; an illicit relationship between a man and a woman

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rapprochement

a reestablishing of cordial relations

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adagio

slowly, in music

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arpeggio

the playing of the tones of a chord in rapid succession rather than simultaneously

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bravura

in music, a florid passage requiring great skill and spirit in the performer; a display of daring; a brilliant performance

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contralto

the lowest female voice or part, between a soprano and a tenor; a woman having such a voice

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crescendo

a gradual increase in volume or intensity of sound

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falsetto

a typically male singing voice, marked by artificially produced tones in an upper register that go beyond the voice’s normal range

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fortissimo

a very loud passage, sound, or tone

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imbroglio

a confused or difficult situation; a confused heap or tangle

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largo

in a slow, solemn manner (a direction in music); a slow, broad movement (noun)

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libretto

the text of an opera or other dramatic musical work

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limbo

a state of neglect; an intermediate place; souls that are kept from heaven through circumstance such as a lack of baptism

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salvo

a simultaneous discharge of firearms; a sudden outburst of cheers

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staccato

music performed with a crisp, sharp attack to stimulate rests between successive tones; composed of abrupt, distinct, emphatic parts or sounds

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vendetta

blood feud; a prolonged feud marked by bitter hostility

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virago

a scold; a noisy, tyrannizing woman

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