5233630439 | Exalt | to raise in rank, honor, power, character, quality, etc.; elevate | 0 | |
5233632670 | Propriety | conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners. | 1 | |
5233635376 | Prose | the ordinary form of spoken/written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry/ verse. | 2 | |
5233637033 | Impassive | without emotion; apathetic; unmoved. | 3 | |
5233638599 | Inscrutability | incapability of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrability | 4 | |
5233640605 | Ideogram | a written symbol that represents an idea/object directly rather than a particular word/speech sound, as a Chinese character. | 5 | |
5233644394 | Discourse | communication of thought by words; talk; conversation | 6 | |
5233646535 | Demurely | in a shy or modest manner | 7 | |
5233647749 | Menace | something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat | 8 | |
5233649488 | Ignominy | public shame or disgrace | 9 | |
5233651012 | Sacrilege | the violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred. | 10 | |
5233653158 | Inflection | modulation of the voice; change in pitch or tone of voice. | 11 | |
5233654370 | Discretion | the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment; freedom of judgment or choice | 12 | |
5233655727 | Naunce | a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc. | 13 | |
5233656590 | Bulbous | bulb-shaped; bulging. | 14 | |
5233658338 | Reticulation | a reticulated formation, arrangement, or appearance; network. | 15 | |
5233659664 | Appalling | causing dismay or horror | 16 | |
5233661044 | Illicit | not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful. | 17 | |
5233662785 | Paradoxical | having the nature of a paradox; self-contradictory. | 18 | |
5233664756 | Ingenious | characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction | 19 | |
5233665883 | Pullulate | to breed, produce, or create rapidly. | 20 | |
5233667096 | Platitude | a flat, dull, or trite remark, especially one uttered as if it were fresh or profound. | 21 | |
5233668138 | Sanguinary | full of or characterized by bloodshed; bloody | 22 | |
5233669026 | Enjoin | to prescribe (a course of action) with authority or emphasis | 23 | |
5233670413 | Connoisseur | a person who is especially competent to pass critical judgments in an art, particularly one of the fine arts, or in matters of taste | 24 | |
5233672761 | Palmary | having or deserving to have the palm of victory or success; praiseworthy | 25 | |
5233674575 | Extol | to praise highly; laud; eulogize | 26 | |
5233675420 | Depraved | corrupt, wicked, or perverted. | 27 | |
5233676917 | Inimitable | incapable of being imitated or copied; surpassing imitation; matchless. | 28 | |
5233678175 | Elegy | a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead. | 29 | |
5233679159 | Incongruity | the quality or condition of being incongruous. | 30 | |
5233680855 | Dogmatic | asserting opinions as if they were fact | 31 | |
5233681834 | Baffle | to confuse, bewilder, or perplex | 32 | |
5233682592 | Convey | to communicate something | 33 | |
5233683574 | Discrepancy | the state or quality of being discrepant or in disagreement, as by displaying an unexpected or unacceptable difference; inconsistency | 34 |
AP English Language Vocabulary #5 Flashcards
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