AP English III Vocabulary Unit Six

AP English III Vocabulary Unit Six

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Section 1

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devour

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to swallow or eat up hungrily, voraciously, or ravenously; to consume destructively, recklessly, or wantonly

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adulation

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excessive devotion to someone; servile flattery

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vitriolic

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very caustic; scathing; of, relating to, or resembling something highly caustic or severe in effect, as criticism

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stigmatize

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to set some mark of disgrace or infamy upon

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resplendent

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shining brilliantly; gleaming; splendid

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herald

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a person or thing that precedes or comes before; forerunner; harbinger; a person or thing that proclaims or announces; to give news or tidings of; announce; proclaim

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precocious

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unusually advanced or mature in development, especially mental development; prematurely developed, as the mind, faculties, etc.

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shirk

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to evade (work, duty, responsibility, etc.)

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appall

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to fill or overcome with horror, consternation, or fear; dismay

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feign

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to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of; to invent fictitiously or deceptively, as a story or an excuse

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tenacious

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holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of); highly retentive; pertinacious, persistent, stubborn, or obstinate

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auspicious

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promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable; favored by fortune; prosperous; fortunate

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superficial

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being at, on, or near the surface; external or outward; concerned with or comprehending only what is on the surface or obvious; shallow; not profound or thorough

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infinitesimal

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indefinitely or exceedingly small; minute

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feasible

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capable of being done, effected, or accomplished; probable; likely

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divisive

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creating dissension or discord; forming or expressing separation by difference of opinion or feeling

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evocative

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tending to call up or produce (memories, feelings, etc.); producing or suggesting through artistry and imagination a vivid impression of reality

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credible

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capable of being believed; believable; worthy of confidence; trustworthy

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proliferate

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to increase in number or spread rapidly and often excessively; to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation

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enigma

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a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation; a person of puzzling or contradictory character; a saying, question, picture, etc., containing a hidden meaning; riddle

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