AP Lang Vocab Midterm 10-12 Definitions

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idolatry

n. excessive or blind adoration; worship of an object

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adulterate

v. to make impure; to contaminate

syn: taint; corrupt

ant: refine; refined

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emanate

v. to come forth; to send forth

syn: emerge; rise

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garish

adj. tastelessly gaudy

syn: showy; glaring; flashy

ant: sedate; conservative

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immutable

adj. unchangeable; fixed

syn: enduring

ant: flexible; changeable

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diadem

n. a crown

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bucolic

adj. pertaining to the countryside; rural; rustic

syn: pastoral

ant: urban

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redolent

adj. having a pleasant odor; suggestive or evocative

syn: aromatic

ant: acrid

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impecunious

adj. without money; penniless

syn: destitute; indigent

ant: affluent; prosperous

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sedition

n. rebellion or resistance against the government

syn: treachery; disloyalty

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defile

v. to pollute; to corrupt

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gratuitous

adj. unnecessary or uncalled for

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onus

n. a burden; a responsibility

syn: obligation

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impious

adj. disrespectful toward God

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caveat

n. a warning

syn: admonition; caution

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halcyon

adj. calm; pleasant

syn: tranquil; unruffled

ant: troubled; tumultuous

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fastidious

adj. hard to please; fussy

syn: meticulous; exacting

ant: casual; lax

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badinage

n. playful, teasing talk

syn: chaff; joshing

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malapropism

n. a word humorously misused

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garner

v. to gather; to acquire

syn: harvest

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kismet

n. destiny; fate; fortune (one's lot in life)

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hegira

n. flight; escape

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paradigm

n. a model; an example

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debauchery

n. corruption; self-indulgence

syn: excess; dissipation

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milieu

n. environment; setting

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regress

v. to move backward

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bilious

adj. bad tempered; cross

syn: grouchy; cantankerous

ant: pleasant

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necromancy

n. magic, especially that practiced by a witch

syn: black magic; conjuring

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gumption

n. courage and initiative; common sense

syn: enterprise; aggressiveness; drive

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blandishment

n. flattery

syn: overpraise; bootlicking

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elixir

n. A supposed remedy for all ailments.

syn: medicine; panacea

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desiccated

adj. Dried up.

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cessation

n. A stopping; a discontinuance.

syn: ceasing; end

ant: beginning; commencement

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juxtapose

v. To place side-by-side for comparison.

syn: measure; examine

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kinetic

adj. Pertaining to motion.

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garrulous

adj. Talkative.

syn: loquacious; verbose

ant: taciturn

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fetish

n. An object that receives respect or devotion.

syn: charm; verbose

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scintillate

v. To sparkle; to twinkle; to sparkle intellectually.

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lachrymose

adj. Tearful, weepy.

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fissure

n. An opening; a groove; a split.

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epitome

n. A typical example.

syn: embodiment; archetype

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languid

adj. Sluggish; drooping from weakness.

syn: listless; feeble; drooping

ant: robust; vigorous

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delineate

v. To describe, to depict.

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legerdemain

n. Sleight of hand; deception.

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libertine

n. One who leads an immoral life.

syn: hedonist; glutton; epicurean

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