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2025 AP. Lang Vocabulary List #6
antiquated
obsolete, out of fashion, no longer usable
arable
fit for growing crops
ascendancy
domination; growing power
atrophy
to waste away, wither
clandestine
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
conciliate
to reconcile, to pacify, to renew a damaged friendship
cursory
superficial, casual, hastily done
derision
ridicule, mockery
enmity
absolute hatred
extricate
to free from a difficult or tangled situation
forbearance
patience, lenience
frivolous
lacking in seriousness or importance
garrulous
talkative, rambling
impetuous
hasty, rash, impulsive
industrious
always busy or occupied, hardworking
infamous
having a reputation of the worst kind, vicious, notoriously bad
insolence
insulting or contemptuous behaviour
levity
excessive frivolity, flippancy
oblivion
state of being or not existing
paradoxical
seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possible true
perjury
false testimony under oath
rancor
bitter deep-seated ill will
sycophant
a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage, a flatterer, a toady
vacillating
changing, fluctuating, wavering with uncertainty
vivid
having the clarity and freshness of immediate experience, distinct, bright
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