College Board Vocab Bank - APEL Test 1

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banal

common, ordinary, lacking freshness, hackneyed, trite

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censure

harsh criticism or disapproval

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complacent

self satisfied, smug, overly content

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contempt

scorn, extreme dislike or disdain, disrespect

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didactic

intended to teach or instruct

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discern

to perceive, to detect differences

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disdain

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

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disingenuous

insincere

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disparage

to speak of negatively, to belittle

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efficacious

effective; producing results

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egregious

conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

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eminent

standing above others in quality of position

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equivocal

open to two or more interpretations; ambigious

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ignominious

marked by, deserving, or causing shame or disgrace

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ineffable

incapable of being expressed or described

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ingenuous

innocent, simple, frank, sincere

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innate

existing from birth, inborn

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insolent

boldly rude or disrespectful

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laudatory

expressing praise; eulogistic

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modicum

a small or moderate or token amount

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mundane

commonplace, ordinary; relating to practical affairs

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22

plethora

an over abundance; excess

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pragmatic

concerned with practical matters

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pretentious

making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction

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propensity

a natural inclination, tendency or predilection toward something

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prosaic

relating to prose; dull or commonplace

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quell

to put an end to; to allay or quiet

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reticent

inclined to keep silent; reserved

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steadfast

marked by firm determination or resolution

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tacit

unspoken, silent, implied, inferred

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tenacity

persistent determination

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tenet

an opinion, belief, or principle held to be true

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unequivocal

absolute; certain

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wistful

yearning; sadly longing

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ambivalent

undecided

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anachronistic

a person or thing that is out of place chronologically

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analogous

comparable

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assuage

soothe, relieve, satisfy something physical (hunger, anger)

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circumscribe

to draw a circle around; to restrict or limit

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contentious

tending to argue

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culpable

deserving blame or condemnation; criminal

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cursory

hasty, superficial

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dearth

lack, shortage

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deference

show of respect

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deleterious

hazardous, harmful

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