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AP English Language 1st Qtr. Vocab Flashcards

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5147643861EbullientCheerful; Full of energy0
5147654317MisogynyDislike of women.1
5147663848ReviledTo criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner.2
5147698586PolemicalInvolving strongly critical, controversial, or disputatious writing or speech.3
5147722020DidacticIntended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.4
5147738416AntitheticalDirectly opposed or contrasted; mutually incompatible.5
5147758608ObsolescenceThe state of being which occurs when an object, service, or practice is no longer wanted even though it may still be in good working order.6
5147768580DelineateDescribe or portray (something) precisely.7
5147802589SolicitousCharacterized by or showing interest or concern.8
5147826714ChagrinDistress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated.9
5147837789AnalogousComparable in certain respects, typically in a way that makes clearer the nature of the things compared.10
5147969898UbiquitousPresent, appearing, or found everywhere.11
5147984792SatireThe use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.12
5148003369InviolableNever to be broken, infringed, or dishonored.13
5148038580CircuitousBeing or taking a roundabout, lengthy course.14
5148057092PresageSomething that portends or foreshadows a future event; an omen, prognostic, or warning indication.15
5148075503PetulantHaving or showing the attitude of people who become angry and annoyed when they do not get what they want.16
5148087765AmalgamA mixture of blend.17
5148105099DiscombobulatedConfused or disconcerted18
5148122078AcerbicExpressing harsh or sharp criticism in a clever way19
5148149351DichotomyA division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different:20
5148206646AgglutinatedFirmly stick or be stuck together to form a mass:21
5148220148BlightedTo have a deleterious effect on; ruin.22
5148240601PerpetuityThe state or quality of lasting forever.23
5148270643QuixoticExceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.24

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