AP Lit Vocabulary Quiz- S2: List 4

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allay

To lessen fear; to calm; to relieve pain

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capacious

Able to hold a large amount; roomy

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diurnal

existing during the day

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extricate


To free from a difficult or tangled situation

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ignominious

shameful, dishonorable, ignoble, undignified, disgraceful

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mitigate

make less severe, serious, or painful.

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palpitate


To beat rapidly

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phlegmatic


calm and unemotional in temperament

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propitious


Favorable

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prostrate

lying face downward

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acquiesce

To agree or consent without any objection

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amity


Friendship or friendly relations

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arduous

difficult to accomplish

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gestalt


An organized whole.

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inundate

to overwhelm; to cover with water

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perjury


Breaking of a legal oath

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perspicuity


Clearness, lucidity

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preposterous

Ridiculous, senseless

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trepidation


Fear, nervous apprehension

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voluble


Ability to use words easily, fluent and glib

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