AP Lang Vocab #12

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olfactory

(adj.) relating to the sense of smell

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palatable

(adj.) pleasant or acceptable to the taste; appetizing; acceptable (in regard to an idea or proposal)

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unpalatable

(adj.) disagreeable to the taste; unacceptable to one's sensibilities

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tactile

(adj.) relating to the sense of touch

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savory

(adj.) delicious

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unsavory

(adj.) nasty in taste or in character

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abstruse

(adj.) abstract and difficult to understand; intellectually challenging

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aesthetics

(n.) a branch of philosophy that deals with the nature and expression of beauty

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affable

(adj.) easy to talk to

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ameliorate

(v.) to ease or improve an unpleasant condition

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amenable

(adj.) agreeable

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approbation

(n.) formal or official approval or praise

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appropriated

(v.) formally apportioned; allotted; usually said of funds

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arduous

(adj.) rigorous; usually said of a task or journey

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audacious

(adj.) outrageously presumptuous, outspoken, or nervy

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blanch

(v.) to turn pale (as in fear); to whiten or lighten (an object)

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bombastic

(adj.) pompous; show-offish; pretentious

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brandish

(v.) to wave (usually a weapon) menacingly

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brusque

(adj.) harshly abrupt in speech or manner

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burgeoning

(v. & adj.) blossoming or proliferating profusely or rapidly

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embezzlement

(n.) theft, especially the misappropriation of an organization's funds by one of its officers or employees

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heir

(n.) one who inherits or will inherit money, property, or a title

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injunction

(n.) a court of order prohibiting or requiring a certain action

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mandate

(n.) a specific, official responsibility given by a committee, lawmaking body, or officer

(v.) to charge an official with a specific responsibility

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perjury

(n.) false testimony under oath

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deify

(v.) to make someone or something an object of worship

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devout

(adj.) deeply committed to a belief, especially a religious belief

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heretical

(adj.) opposing established religious or societal beliefs

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orthodox

(adj.) in strict adherence to accepted religious practices or to any body of custom, law, or practice

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sanctimonious

(adj.) hypocritically pious; pretentiously holy; holier-than-thou

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appreciate

(v.) to increase in value

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depreciate

(v.) to decrease in value

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dearth

(n.) a lack or shortage of a commodity or quality

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duty

(n.) a tax on imported goods

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remuneration

(n.) payment for goods delivered or services rendered

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belligrent

(adj.) warlike; hostile; pugnacious

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coerce

(v.) to force someone into action

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covenant

(n.) a sacred agreement

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demarcation

(n.) a boundary or limit

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dissolution

(n.) decay; ruin; a loosening of morals

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dominion

(n.) supreme authority; ownership; absolute power; a territory

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sedition

(n.) the act of inspiring rebellion; subversion

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jurisprudence

(n.) a legal system's body of accepted practices for implementing justice under the law

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