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AP Language and Composition Vocabulary Week One. abjure: v. to renounce Syn: recant; retract ant: pledge 2. anomaly: n. deviation from the norm; odd or peculiar occurrence syn: abnormality; irregularity ant: norm 3. equanimity: n. stability, calmness
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AP Language and Composition Vocabulary Week One • abjure: v. to renounce • Syn: recant; retract ant: pledge 2. anomaly: n. deviation from the norm; odd or peculiar occurrence syn: abnormality; irregularity ant: norm 3. equanimity: n. stability, calmness syn: composure, sangfroid ant: perturbation 4. estrange: v. to alienate syn: disunite ant: reconcile
5. flay: v. to whip; to remove skin syn: skin 6. florid: adj. rosy-colored, reddish syn: ruddy ant: pale, wan 7. interminable: adj. tiresome and long syn: unending, continuing 8. lugubrious: adj. mournful, gloomy syn: sorrowful ant: joyful
9. nondescript: adj. having no individuality syn: amorphous ant: unusual 10. propitious: adj. favorable; auspicious syn: promising ant: adverse 11. rife: adj. abundant, prevalent syn: dominant, full ant: scarce, rare 12. truncate: v. to shorten syn: abridged, abbreviated ant: lengthened
13. ubiquitous: adj. occurring everywhere; omnipresent syn: universal 14. vernacular: n. everyday language syn: dialect 15. zealous: adj. fervent; fanatical syn: passionate, enthusiastic ant: apathetic