AP Language and Compositions Lesson #2 Vocab

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Reprove

to scold; to find fault with

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pessimism

gloominess; the belief that the bad guys always win

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Cursory

hasty, not thorough

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Profligate

extremely wasteful; wildly extravagant

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Miser

someone who hoards money

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jocular

joking

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fracas

uproar; brawl

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caricature

a satiric portrait or representation

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precarious 

dangerously unstable 

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expository

explanatory

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bolster

to support; prop up

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Daunt

to intimidate; to discourage

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inclined

tending towards one direction

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corroborate

to confirm

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uniform

constant, without variety

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perceptive

having keen understanding; discerning

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superficial

shallow; on the surface only

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lucid

clear, easy to understand

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immune

safe from harm; protected

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aesthetic

concerned with art; beauty