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AP Vocab
Vocab for AP English Language and Composition
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Language - English
11th Grade
12/16/2010

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Despot
Definition
ruler with total control; tyrant
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Sycophant
Definition
suck-up; one who flatters others
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Hedonist
Definition
someone who lives for pleasure or happiness
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hypocrite
Definition
One who pretends to a life or belief that he doesn't honestly have; a fake
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Heretic
Definition
One who differs from accepted belief or theory
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Charlatan
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a quack or fraud, a cheat,impostor
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bigot
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One who stubbornly holds to his own opinion
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Miser
Definition
greedy,grasping person
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Insurgent
Definition
A rebel,one who rises up in revolt
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Zealot
Definition
fanatic, someone who is devoted beyond reason to cause or belief
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Daunt
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To intimidate, to dismay,
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Deft
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Skillful
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Desolate
Definition
deserted, without,inhabitants,barren
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Diminution
Definition
diminishment,reduction
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Disdain
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Intense dislike;to treat with scorn or contempt
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dispatch
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to send away with prompt or speed
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Ecstasy
Definition
Extreme Happiness
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Entreaty
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A plea,Earnest request
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Epicure
Definition
A person who understands a lot about food and drink, a connoisseur
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equivocate
Definition
To attempt to lie, to mislead, or to tell the truth
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Figure of Speech
Definition
Device used to produce figurative language
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generic Conventions
Definition
the term used to describe traditions for each genre
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genre
Definition
Major category for which, a literary work fits
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Homily
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Usually means "sermon" but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice
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Hyperbole
Definition
Extreme exaggeration
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imagery
Definition
Use of language to appeal to senses
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Inference
Definition
A reasonable conclusion drawn from the information presented
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Invective
Definition
An emotionally violent, verbal, denunciation or attack using strong , abusive language
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Irony
Definition
contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant
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Loose Sentence
Definition
A type of sentence in which the main idea (independent clause)comes first,followed by a dependent phrase
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Ad-hominem argument
Definition
An argument appealing to ones prejudices, emotions, or special interests rather than intellect or reason
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Allegory
Definition
extended metaphor told as a complete narrative with characters, settings, and symbols
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Alliteration
Definition
repetition of a constant sound
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Allusion
Definition
Reference to a person, historical event or literary piece
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Ambiguity
Definition
unclear, indefinite, or equivocal word, expression, meaning
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Analog
Definition
Similarity or Compatibility
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Antecedent
Definition
The word or words that a pronoun stands for
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Aphorism
Definition
A terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation
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apostrophe
Definition
Rhetorical device by which a speaker turns from the audiences a whole to address a single person or thing
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Atmosphere
Definition
Dominant mood or emotional tone of a work of art as a play or novel
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Personification
Definition
Giving human characteristics to concepts, Animals, or Inanimate objects
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Point of View
Definition
Perspective from which literature is told
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Predicate Adjective
Definition
An adjective, group of adjectives, or adjective clause that follows a linking verb
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Predicate Nominative
Definition
a second type of subject compliment a noun,a group of nouns or noun clause that renames the subject
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Prose
Definition
a division of genre referring to fiction and nonfiction in all its forms
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repetition
Definition
Duplication of any element of language, such as sound, word, phrase, clause, sentence, or grammatical pattern
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Rhetoric
Definition
Describes the principle governing the art of writing effectively eloquently and persuasively
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rhetorical modes
Definition
Term describing the variety, conventions, and purpose of the major kinds of writing
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Sarcasm
Definition
Involves bitter language that is meant to hurt or ridicule. When well done, sarcasm can be witty and insightful; when properly done , simply cruel
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satire
Definition
work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule
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Metaphor
Definition
figure of speech using implied comparisons of seemingly unlike things or substitution of one or the other
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Metonymy
Definition
Figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it
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Mood
Definition
Tone/Atmosphere
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Narrative
Definition
Telling of a study or account of an event or series of events
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Onomatopoeia
Definition
a figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words.
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Oxymoron
Definition
Figure of speech where in the author groups apparently contradict terms to suggest a paradox
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Paradox
Definition
Statement that appears to be self contradiction or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity
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Parallelism
Definition
grammatical or rhetorical framing or words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity
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parody
Definition
Work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim or comic effect or ridicule
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Pedantic
Definition
An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish
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Apathetic
Definition
feeling or showing little emotion
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Auspicious
Definition
Favorable, promising
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hackneyed
Definition
Worn-out through overuse; trite
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Inveterate
Definition
Long established; deep-rooted, habitual
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Ornate
Definition
Elaborately decorated
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paramount
Definition
of chief concern or importance
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Profound
Definition
Having, great depth or seriousness
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Stoic
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Indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive
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Tangential
Definition
going off in a side direction
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Exculpate
Definition
To free from blame or guilt
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Adulation
Definition
High Praise
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Amicable
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Agreeable
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Clairvoyant
Definition
Able to see the future
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evanescent
Definition
Short-Lived, as in an image
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Impetuous
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impulsive
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Precocious
Definition
Advance beyond ones age
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Resilient
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Quick to recover
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vindicate
Definition
to clear from blame
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Substantiate
Definition
To verify, to conform
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Substantiate
Definition
To verify, to conform
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tactful
Definition
Diplomatic, Polite
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Objectivity
Definition
Treating facts uninfluenced by emotion
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Plausible
Definition
Seemingly valid or acceptable, credible
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Tenuous
Definition
having little substance or strength, unsure, weak
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Ostentatious
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describing a showy or pretentious desplay
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Eclectic
Definition
Made up of a variety if sources or style
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Mollify
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To calm or soothe
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Novel
Definition
Strikingly New
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Aesthetic
Definition
Having to do with the appreciation of beauty
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rancorous
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Hateful, marked by deep-seated ill will
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wary
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Watchful, alert
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transient
Definition
temporary, fleeting
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Submissive
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Meek
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Perfidious
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Disloyal
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Nonchalant
Definition
calm, casual
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Anachronistic
Definition
Out of date
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Exasperation
Definition
Imitation, frustration
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Suppress
Definition
to end activity
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Prosaic
Definition
Run of the mill; average, ordinary
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Assiduous
Definition
hard working
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censure
Definition
To blame or condemn
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Champion
Definition
To defend or to support
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Cherubic
Definition
Wholesome, Innocent, Angelic
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Chide
Definition
to voice disapproval, to scold
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Clamor
Definition
loud noise or shouting
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Cloister
Definition
To seclude or to confine
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Combustible
Definition
capable of burning
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Confound
Definition
to cause one to become confused
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Corporeal
Definition
Relating to a physical, material body, tangible, and palable
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Credulous
Definition
believing on slight evidence, gullible
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Clause
Definition
Group of words that contain a verb and subject
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Colloquial
Definition
A word, phrase, or expression used in everyday language
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Conceit
Definition
A poetic device using elaborate comparison
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Connotation
Definition
An associated or additional meaning that a word,image, or phrase may contain
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denotation
Definition
A literary, dictionary, meaning of a word
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Diction
Definition
Word choice or vocabulary
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Didactic
Definition
A form of literature that sets out to instruct
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Euphorism
Definition
Substitute of a mild and pleasant expression for a blunt or harsh one
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extended Metaphor
Definition
Long Metaphor that is used throughout a piece of literature
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Elegy
Definition
A lament or sadly meditative poem, often written on the occasion of death
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Semantics
Definition
branch of linguistics that study the meanings of words,their history and psychological development, connotation, and relationship to one another
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Style
Definition
evaluation of the sum of the choices an author makes in blending diction, syntax, figurative language,and literary device
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subordinate Clause
Definition
Clause containing a subject and verb but it cannot stand alone. It does not express a complete thought
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Syllogism
Definition
Deductive system of formal logic the present two premises
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Symbol
Definition
Anything that represents itself and something else
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syntax
Definition
The way and author chooses to join words into phrases,clauses, and sentences. Different from diction because its groups of words
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thesis
Definition
In writing sentences or groups of sentences that directly express the authors opinion,purpose, meaning, or position
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theme
Definition
Central idea or message of a work,insight, it offers into life
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tone
Definition
Authors attitude toward his material,audience,or both
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Transition
Definition
word or phrase that links different ideas
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convergence
Definition
Joining parts
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Divergent
Definition
variant,moving apart
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Enervating
Definition
Tiring,weakening
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Florid
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Ornate
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Inconsequential
Definition
trivial
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Sagacity
Definition
wisdom
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Surreptitious
Definition
Secret,Stealthy
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Residue
Definition
Left over
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Discern
Definition
To recognize, to understand between differences
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Preliminary
Definition
preparing for the main event introductory
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buffeted
Definition
To strike repeatedlyy
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antidote
Definition
something that reliefs the effects of poison
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Augment
Definition
to make greater to supplement
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Augury
Definition
An omen or prophecy
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Balm
Definition
Something that soothes or reliefs
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Baneful
Definition
harmful,destructive
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Beguile
Definition
To deceive,Mislead,persuade with charm
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Bestow
Definition
to grant a gift
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Blanch
Definition
to make white,bleach,to take the color out of
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blasphemus
Definition
Irreverent, profane
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