AP English Literature and Composition Vocabulary List #8 – Flashcards
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Acquiesce (v)
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to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent:
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amity (n)
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friendship; peaceful harmony.
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Arduous (adj)
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requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult:
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Gestalt (n)
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a configuration, pattern, or organized field having specific properties that cannot be derived from the summation of its component parts; a unified whole.
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inundate (v)
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to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge.
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perjury (n)
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the willful giving of false testimony under oath or affirmation, before a competent tribunal, upon a point material to a legal inquiry.
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Perspicuity (n)
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clearness or lucidity, as of a statement.
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preposterous (adj)
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completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; senseless; utterly foolish:
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trepidation (n)
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tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
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Voluble (adj)
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characterized by a ready and continuous flow of words; fluent; glib; talkative:
