AP Lit-Vocab List 1

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Brazen

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bold and without shame.

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Compunction

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Feeling of guilt or moral scruple preventing or following bad actions.

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Din

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a loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise.

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Edict

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Official order or proclamation by authority.

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Indiscretion

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behavior or speech that is indiscreet or displays a lack of good judgment.

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Perquisites

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Special rights or privileges due to one's position.

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sepulcher

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a small room or monument, cut in rock or built of stone, where a dead person is laid or buried.

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suppliant

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a person making a humble plea to someone in power or authority.

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tumult

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loud, confused noise caused by a large mass of people.

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marauding

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going about in search of things to steal or people to attack.