AP-Lang Vocabulary set two

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Contentious

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quarrelsome; argumentative; controversial

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Copious

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yielding or containing plenty; affording ample supply; large in quantity; abundant

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Cryptic

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having hidden meaning; mystifying; secret or occult

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Curmudgeon

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an ill-tempered person full of resentment and stubborn notions

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Cynical

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believing or showing the belief that people are motivated chiefly by base or selfish concerns; skeptical of the motives of others; negative or pessimistic, as from world-weariness

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Dearth

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a scarce supply; lack

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Demagogue

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a leader who obtains power by means of impassioned appeals to the emotions and prejudices of the populace

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Derisive

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mocking; jeering

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Desecrate

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to violate the sacredness of; profane

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Diatribe

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a bitter, abusive denunciation