Lesson 1 Definitions AP English 11th grade

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Antipathy

a dislike,distaste, or enmity

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ascetic

one who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation; absent of luxury

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decorum

appropriate conduct, correct and proper behavior

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edifice

a very large building

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eulogy

praise or tribute

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foliage

leaves of a plant, leafage

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grievous

characterized by severe suffering or sorrow, serious or grave

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ignominy

disgraceful or dishonorable conduct

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inclement

stormy, severe

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inopportune

inconvenient, poorly timed

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labyrinthine

like a maze, very convoluted and intricate

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lurid

sensational, gruesome and causing shock or horror

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pallor

extreme paleness usually relating to the face

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placid

peaceful, calm

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portent

a sign or forewarning

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potentate

a monarch, very powerful ruler, sovereign

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propriety

correct conduct

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quaint

unusual in character or appearance

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witticism

a clever and witty remark

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zenith

the highest point overhead, peak

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benign

not causing harm, of gentle disposition, beneficial

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Estrange

to alienate, to separate

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furrow

to make wrinkles or grooves

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inviolable

secure from violation or from being profaned

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jocular

jesting or joking

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languid

slow, sluggish, listless, weak

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Ominous

threatening

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ponderous

very heavy, unwieldy from weight

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solace

to comfort or to cheer

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superfluous

beyond what is needed or required, an overflow

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abate

to reduce in intensity or amount

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abyss

bottomless hole, a vast expanse or depth

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expiate

to atone or make amends for a sin or a crime

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import

relative importance, significance

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incongruity

nonconformity, disagreement, incompatibility

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indefatigable

tireless, incapable of being fatigue

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inextricable

not able to be disentangled

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infamous

having a reputation of the worst kind, vicious, notoriously bad

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piety

devotion and reverence to God

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scintillating

sparking, shining, or flashing

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calamity

a serious event causing distress or misfortune

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depravity

moral corruption, a wicked or perverse act

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erudite

scholarly

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esoteric

understand only by a small group or a select few

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ethereal

heavenly, unusually delicate, light, lacking material substance, intangible

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evanescent

fleeting; impermanent

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exigent

urgent, requiring immediate attention

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palliate

to ease pain, guilt or intensity

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plaintive

mournful and expressing sorrow

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propinquity

nearness; kinship

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abase

to degrade, to humiliate

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ascend

to move upward, to rise from a lower station

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dearth

a lack, a scarcity

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derision

scoffing at, mockery, ridicule

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foreboding

premonition of evil, an ominous omen

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fugitive

a person who is elusive or hard to find, wandering

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malefactor

a criminal

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peal

a loud ringing (usually of bells)

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regimen

the regular process, procedure, or system of doing something

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replete

filled to capacity, abundantly supplied

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abstruse

difficult to understand, recondite, concealed

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alchemist

one who practices medieval chemistry or tries to change metals into gold

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amenable

open to or willing to follow advice or suggestion, tractable, malleable

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effervescent

showing high spirits

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gentility

state of refinement, member of the upper class or gentry

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portal

a doorway

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precipice

a very steep cliff or mass of rock, the brink of something dangerous

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primeval

ancient, relating to the earliest ages

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prolific

abundantly fruitful, marked by great productivity

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stalwart

one who supports a cause with firm partisanship

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austere

strict, stern; unadorned, ascetic

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gaunt

very thin, emaciated, angular

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odious

deserving hate or contempt

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petulance

unreasonable touchiness or irritability

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revere

to honor, to regard with respect

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rotund

very plump, round

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tarry

to delay in coming or going, to linger

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vicissitude

a passing from one thing to another, change of luck

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virtous

having excellent morals, righteous

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vitiated

impaired, corrupted, or made ineffective

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audacity

excessive boldness, rashness, daring

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auspicious

favorable

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consecrate

to dedicate or to declare sacred

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credible

reliable and believable

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enumerate

to count one by one

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gratuitous

given freely, unwarranted

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imbibe

to absorb or to drink in

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inauspicious

unfavorable

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pompous

exaggerated show of dignity or self- importance, bombastic

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sedulous

very diligent, accomplishing with painstaking care

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endow

to provide with income or [property, to supply with a talent or quality

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enmity

absolute hatred

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fervent

ardent, showing great emotion, impassioned

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obviates

makes unnecessary, prevents as a result of anticipating

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opaque

not allowing the passage of light, not transparent; hard to understand

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palpable

tangible, perceptible, easily noticeable

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propensity

preference, natural inclination

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remonstrate

to protest, to make objections

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tome

a book that is a large volume

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wan

very pale and sickly

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