AP Lang Vocab Test 2

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Reprove

To criticize or correct someone, often with the intention to guide them towards improvement.

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Cursory

Hasty and lacking detail; superficial

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Pessimism

A tendency to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen.

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profligate

describes an action that is done quickly without thinking

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Profligate

being wasteful in resources

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Miser

Miser someone who spends little money as possible

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Jocular

characterized by joking around

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Fracas

noisy and disturbing, a chaotic situation

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Corroborate

to give support and input to others

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Precarious

not a secure position; easily likely to fall

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expository

to explain something, to inform people on a specific subject

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bolster

to support and strengthen an object

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daunt

to intimidate someone and scare them to discourage someone

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inclined

having a tendency to act a certain way when

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Uniform

consistent in character

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Perceptive

showing sensitivity to situations and understanding things quickly and accurately

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Superficial

existing or occurring on the surface, lacking depth and understanding

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lucid

easy and clear to understand

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immune

resistant to a particular infection or toxin, immune from responsibilities

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aesthetic

artistic principles and taste, or the disliking or liking of beauty.

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