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Vocab #11
ap lit
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Language - English
12th Grade
01/12/2009

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Term
probity
Definition
uprightness, reliability
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austere
Definition
severe, stern, unadorned
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manipulate
Definition
to operate with the hands, handle with skill to control artfully, to change or falsify
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satiety
Definition
state of being filled, excess of gratification
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amelioration
Definition
improvement, change for the better
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allocate
Definition
to assign allot, set apart for
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legibility
Definition
quality of being easily read, or made out
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decry
Definition
to denounce or condemn openly, censure
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malignant
Definition
threatening to produce death, harmful
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filibuster
Definition
the obstructing of a passage of a bill by long speeches, etc.
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inundated
Definition
flooded, overflowed
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augment
Definition
enlarge, increase, add to
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pragmatic
Definition
practical, systematic, skilled in law and state affairs
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scintillate
Definition
to give off sparks, flash, sparkle, to sparkle intellectually, be brilliant and witty; twinkle
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salubrious
Definition
beneficial, healthful
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