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timorous
full of fear; afraid; timid
superfluous
beyond what is necessary; surplus
mitigate
to make less severe; to alleviate; to soften
simultaneuosly
occurring at the same time
extricate
to free from difficulties; disentangle; disencumber
disputatious
argumentative; contentious
facetious
given to joking; not to be taken seriously
exonerate
to free from blame; to aquit
concur
to agree; coincide; to be of the same opinion
inundate
to flood; to swamp; to deluge
imminent
about to happen; threatening to occur soon
manifest
to show; to reveal; to display
audacity
nerve; rashness; temerity
enigma
puzzling statement; riddle; mystery
dauntless
fearless; intrepid; valiant
meticulous
obsessively careful about small details
vehement
showing stong feeling; forceful; violent; furious
extemporaneous
composed or spoken without preparation; offhand
transient
not lasting; passing soon; fleeting; short lived
avaricious
greedy; grasping; covetous
picayune
concerned with trifling matters
reticent
silent; reserved
antipathy
dislike
clandestine
done in secrecy; covert; undercover
dastardly
cowardly and mean
solicitude
anxious or excessive care
ephemeral
not lasting; passing soon
remunerative
advantageous; lucrative; earning money or rewards
plucky
courageous; brave; valiant
indolent
lazy; idle; lethargic
efferontery
shameless; boldness; insolence; gall; temerity
detriment
injury; damage; or something that causes it
folly
lack of good sense; foolish action
poignant
painfully touching; piercing
convivial
fond of eating and drinking with friends
parsimonious
unduly sparing in spending money; stingy
prodigious
enormous; gigantic
ebullient
overflowing with enthusiasm; exuberant
throes
anguish; pangs; deep state of being
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AP English Vocab
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English III and IV Vocab
Updated
1/28/2014, 2:34:05 PM
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