5964347980 | ephemeral | lasting for a very short time | 0 | |
5964347981 | impetus | the force that makes something happen or happen more quickly (motivation) | 1 | |
5964350564 | goad | to provoke or annoy someone as to simulate some action or reaction | 2 | |
5964350565 | hone | to refine or perfect something over a period of time | 3 | |
5964350566 | discern | to recognize or identify as separate or distinct;to come to know or recognize mentally | 4 | |
5964354308 | aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage | 5 | |
5964354309 | banter | to speak or address in a witty or playful manner | 6 | |
5964354310 | disparage | to lower in rank or reputation | 7 | |
5964358218 | benighted | existing in a state of intellectual, moral, or social unenlightenment | 8 | |
5964360115 | meretricious | apparently attractive but having in reality no value or integrity | 9 | |
5977571232 | lassitude | state of physical or mental weariness | 10 | |
5977571233 | elucidate | make clear | 11 | |
5977574096 | diffident | modest or shy because of lack of self-confidence | 12 | |
5977574097 | adamant | refusing to be persuaded;stubborn | 13 | |
5986376937 | hegemony | control or dominating influence by one person or group | 14 | |
5986378179 | equivocate | to speak vaguely especially in order to mislead | 15 | |
6044758022 | eschew | to avoid doing or using something on principle or as a matter of course | 16 | |
6044764711 | founder | to sink below the surface of the water; to experience failure; to be unsuccessful | 17 | |
6044773824 | disconcerting | tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness, or alarm; unsettling; troubling | 18 | |
6044780465 | garner | to get; to acquire; to earn | 19 | |
6044788034 | hapless | unfortunate (especially of a person) | 20 | |
6044788035 | filch | to pilfer or steal in a casual way | 21 | |
6044801663 | allay | to diminish or put at rest; to relieve or alleviate | 22 | |
6044801664 | castigate | reprimand someone severely | 23 | |
6085560626 | acerbic | harsh or severe | 24 | |
6085564186 | cajole | persuading with flattery | 25 | |
6085566132 | soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep | 26 | |
6085994407 | licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints;especially, disregarding sexual restraints | 27 | |
6086001429 | bellicose | fighting words; favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars | 28 | |
6086003817 | candor | the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech and expression | 29 | |
6150293238 | abscond | to run away secretly, esp. from an open institution or to avoid prosecution or punishment | 30 | |
6150300327 | anachronism | the representation of an event, person, or thing in a historical context in which it could not have occurred or existed | 31 | |
6150315580 | capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal | 32 | |
6150317653 | exculpate | to clear form alleged fault or guilt | 33 | |
6150319926 | fallow | not in use; plowed and left unseeded for a season or more; uncultivated | 34 | |
6150324574 | feckless | weak, ineffective, worthless, irresponsible | 35 | |
6150327559 | grovel | to humble or abase oneself, as in making apologies or showing respect | 36 | |
6150332555 | heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil; abominable | 37 | |
6150337425 | incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent | 38 | |
6150347523 | quixote | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals; extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable | 39 | |
6214195912 | baleful | threatening harm; menacing | 40 | |
6214195913 | ramshackle | (especially a house or vehicle) in a state of severe disrepair | 41 | |
6214198519 | drivel | silly nonsense | 42 | |
6214198520 | recondite | (of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse | 43 | |
6214200495 | adage | a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth | 44 | |
6214200496 | acrimony | bitterness or ill feeling | 45 | |
6214202659 | inscrutable | impossible to understand or interpret | 46 | |
6214202660 | broach | raise (a sensitive or difficult subject) for discussion | 47 | |
6214204101 | quandary | a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation | 48 | |
6214205714 | juggernaut | a huge, powerful, and overwhelming force or institution | 49 | |
6282775935 | adulation | excessive admiration or praise | 50 | |
6282777856 | cacophony | a harsh mixture of sounds | 51 | |
6282779169 | bombastic | high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated | 52 | |
6282781408 | lithe | (especially of a persons body) thin, supple, graceful | 53 | |
6282782721 | hyperbole | an over-exaggeration | 54 | |
6282784949 | quagmire | an awkward, complex, or hazardous situation | 55 | |
6282787795 | behemoth | a huge or monstrous creature | 56 | |
6282789748 | abjure | solemnly renounce (a belief, clause, or claim) | 57 | |
6282792232 | abstemious | in moderation (especially eating or drinking) not over-eating | 58 | |
6282795179 | alacrity | brisk and cheerful readiness | 59 |
AP English Language Vocabulary Flashcards
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