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Vocab #14
ap lit
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Language - English
12th Grade
01/12/2009

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Term
largesse
Definition
liberal giving, a gift
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indigent
Definition
poor, needy
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felicitations
Definition
good wishes, greetings, congratulations
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itinerant
Definition
going from place to place
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prerogative
Definition
a right attached to an office, right to exercise authority
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antithetical
Definition
contrasting, exactly opposite
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sententious
Definition
abounding in sayings and maxims, very expressive or pithy
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cadaverous
Definition
like a corpse, ghastly
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amenities
Definition
qualities of being pleasant, civilities
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expurgated
Definition
with objectionable parts taken out
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indolent
Definition
slothful, lazy, idle
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feint
Definition
a trick, a pretended blow at one place when another place is about to be hit
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intricate
Definition
involved, complicated, complex
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intimidation
Definition
threat to made to cause fear
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personification
Definition
making a person out of an inanimate object
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