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Vocab Lesson 14
AP Comp Quiz
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Language - English
11th Grade
02/16/2009
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elicit
 Definition
to draw forth; to call fourt
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recoil
 Definition
to retreat; to draw back
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deign
 Definition
to lower oneself before an inferior
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bombast
 Definition
impressive but meaninless language
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saturnine
 Definition
gloomy; sluggish
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endemic
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confined to a particular country or area
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mendacious
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lying; false; deceitful
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paroxysm
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a sudden outburst; a fit
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shibboleth
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a word or pronunciation that distinguishes someone as of a particular group
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obsequinous
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calm; pleasant
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orthography
 Definition
correct spelling
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aggrandize
 Definition
to enlarge; to expand
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flaunt
 Definition
to show off
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paleontology
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a science dealing with prehistoric life through the study of fossils
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obviate
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to prevent; to get around
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parody
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a work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner
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panache
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self-confidence; a showy manner
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rationalize
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to make clear
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savant
 Definition
a person of extensive learning; an eminent scholar
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savant
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a person of extensive learning; an eminent scholar
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savant
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a person of extensive learning; an eminent scholar
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harlequin
 Definition
a clown
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