AP Lang - Vocabulary (Group 2)

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baffle (v.)
bewilder; perplex; fill with confusion; puzzle; frustrate
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baffling (adj.)
frustrating; bewildering
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cinema (n.)
movies; motion-picture industry
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cinematography (n.)
art of making motion pictures
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despise (v.)
look down on with contempt or disgust; loathe; regard as inferior
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despicable (adj.)
worthy of contempt; contemptible
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ebullient (adj.)
overflowing with enthusiasm; exuberant; effervescent; high-spirited; vivacious
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ebullience (n.)
exuberance
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exaggerate (v.)
overstate; go beyond the limits of the actual truth; magnify
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exaggeration (n.)
overstatement
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exhort (v.)
arouse by words; advise strongly; urge
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exhortation (n.)
urgent recommendation or advice
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expertise (n.)
specialized skill or technical knowledge, know-how; expertness
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finicky (adj.)
excessively concerned with trifles or details, hard to please; fussy; particular; fastidious; persnickety
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gall (v.)
make sore; irritate mentally; annoy; vex
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gall (n.)
brazen boldness; nerve
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inane (adj.)
lacking significance or sense; pointless; silly; insipid; jejune; vapid
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inanity (n.)
foolishness; shallowness
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indemnify (v.)
compensate for loss, damage, or injury; reimburse; repay
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Occident (n.)
west; countries of America and Europe
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occidental (adj.)
western
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peruse (v.)
read; look at faintly attentively; study
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perusal (n.)
reading; study
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scuffle (v.)
struggle at close question in a rough and confused manner; wrestle; grapple
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scuffle (n.)
brawl; fight
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spurn (v.)
trust aside with disdain or contempt; reject
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stipend (n.)
fixed pay for services; salary; regular allowance awarded a scholarship winner
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surveillance (n.)
close watch over a person, group, or area; supervision
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tepid (adj.)
moderately warm; lukewarm
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tepidly (adj.)
unenthusiastically; lukewarmly
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wager (v.)
risk (something) on the outcome of a contest or uncertain event; gamble; bet
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wager (n.)
bet
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wane (v.)
decrease in power or size; dwindle; decline; sink
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