ap lit sem 1

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Abashed
(adj) ashamed or embarrassed (v) to destroy self confidence
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Abscond
(v) leave hurriedly and secretly
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Aberrant
(adj) departing from right, normal, or usual course
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Abundant
(adj) existing or available in large
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Acerbic
(adj) sour or astringent in taste, harsh in temper
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Acme
(n) the highest point
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Acclimate
(v) to become accustomed to new conditions
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Acquiesce
(v.) to accept without protest; to agree or submit
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Acrimonious
(adj) caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature
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Admonish
(v.) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty
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Alacrity
(n) cheerful readiness, willingness, or promptness
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Allay
(v) to quiet or calm; to relieve
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Ambience
(n) the mood, character, or atmosphere of an environment
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Ambivalent

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Ambulatory
(adj) able to walk
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Amenable
(adj.) willing to follow advice or authority, tractable, submissive; responsive; liable to be held responsible
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Amorous
(adj) affectionate, tendency to love
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Amorphous
(adj) not having a definite shape
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Anachronism
(n) anything that belongs to another age
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Anathema
(n) a detestable or loathsome person or thing
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Annals
(n) historical record
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Antiquity
(n) the ancient past, period before Middle Ages
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Anthropomorphic
(adj) describes any act or statement that compares human characteristics to gods, animals, objects
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Antic
(n/adj) odd or eccentric behavior, amusing gestures, pranks
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Antipathy
(n) a natural, basic, or habitual repugnance; aversion
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Antithesis
(n) the direct opposite of somthing
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Anxious
(adj) experiencing worry, unease (n) a feeling or worry
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Apathetic
(adj) showing little or no emotion
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Apocryphal
(adj) of questionable authority
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Apparition
(n) a ghost or ghost-like image (n) the appearance of something remarkable or unexpected
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Arcane
(adj) secret or hidden
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Artless
(adj) free from deceit; without craftiness; cunning
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Ascetic
(n/adj) self denying pleasure, refraining from the ordinary pleasures of life
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Atavistic
(adj) exhibiting the characteristics of one's forebears or of a primitive culture
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Auspicious
(adj) favorable and promising
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Autonomous
(adj) independent, self governing
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Avuncular
(adj) acting like an uncle
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Barbaric
(adj) without civilized manner
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Baleful
(adj) threatening or destructive
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Banal
(adj) commonplace, hackneyed, uninspired
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Bemused
(adj) puzzled, muddle, preoccupied
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Blatant
(adj) completely obvious
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Brusque
(adj.) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities
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Bucolic
(adj.) characteristic of the countryside, rural, pastoral
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Burgeon
(v) budding and sprouting of plants, developing suddenly
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Cacophony
(n) strident, discordant noise
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Cajole
(v) to wheedle, to coax by promises nd flattery
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Calumny
(n) slander, false and malicious statements
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Candor
(n) frankness, openness, sincerity
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Capricious
(adj) impulsive tending to be erratic
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Carnal
(adj) bodily, earthly
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Catalyst
(n) a person or thing that precipitates an event, stimulus
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Castigate
(v) to punish severely
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Cataclysm
(n) violent upheaval; a natural disaster that changes Earth's surface
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Catharsis
(n) relief from pent up emotion
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Caustic
(adj) sarcastic or scathing in a bitter way
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Charlatan
(n) anyone who claims more skill than they possess
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Chicanery
(n) trickery, deception, artful, quibbling to gain advantage
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Chimera
(n) figment of the imagination, illusion
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Churlish
(adj.) lacking politeness or good manners, rude
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Clamorous
(adj) loud-spoken, demanding
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Coercion
(n) practice of persuading someone by force or threats
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Cognizant
(adj) aware of
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Complaisant
(adj) agreeable and obliging
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Congential
(adj) existing at birth
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Consummate
(v) to accomplish, to bring to completion; (adj) complete, top, superb
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Contentious
(adj) quarrelsome (people), controversial (issue)
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Contrite
(adj) penitent, suffering from a sense of guilt, repenting
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Corporeal
(adj) physical, material
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Cosset
(v) to pomper, to coddle, to treat like a pet
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Credulous
(adj) gullible, believing everything
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Crestfallen
(adj) disappointed, dejected
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Cursory
(adj) hasty, superficial, done without attention to details
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Curt
(adj) rudely abrupt
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Cryptic
(adj) mysterious or obscure, having an ambiguous meaning
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Dapper
(adj) neat in trim and dress
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Dauntless
(adj) fearless
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Dearth
(n) scarcity
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Debase
(v) to lower in quality, rank, work
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Decorous
(adj) well mannered, seemly, observant of the properties
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Decry
(v) to disparage, to call attention to defects
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Deferential
(adj) acting respectfully
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Defunct
(adj) no longer in use, inactive
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Denigrate
(v) to defame, to speak disparagingly
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Derogatory
(adj) disparaging, belittling
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Destitute
(adj/n) without the basic necessities of life
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Dexterous
(adj) skillful and clever
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Diaphanous
(adj) sheer, almost transparent
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Diatribe
(n) bitter attack in words
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Didactic
(adj) instructive, intended to teach
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Digress
(v) to turn aside from the main subject and for a time dwell on some incidental matter
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Dilettante
(n) a person who cultivates an area of interest such as the arts without real commitment of knowledge
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Disingenuous
(adj) insincere
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Disheveled
(adj) in complete disarray, extremely disorderly
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Dissolute
(adj) having no morals, shamelessly uninhibited by any rules of conduct
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Droll
(adj) oddly amusing
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Dogmatic
(adj) opinionated, describes the assertion of opinions in an arrogant manner with an air of authority
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Doleful
(adj) mournful and sorrowful
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Draconian
(adj) extremely harsh
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Duplicity
(n) deceitfulness, double-dealing