214002784 | salvo | a series of gunshots; an assault, verbal or military | |
214002785 | banter | witty, lively, good natured teasing among friends | |
214002786 | cur | a common dog; a mongrel; hence, an insulting epithet | |
214002787 | drivel | foolish talk; nonsense; prattle; to babble or speak foolishly | |
214002788 | snivel | literally, to run at the nose; most often: to whine or complain | |
214002789 | chaff | literally, discarded grain hulls left after threshing; hence useless waste or leavings | |
214002790 | self-depreciating | describing an attitude of inferiority, often as a result of poor self-esteem, but sometimes intended, as for humourous effect | |
214002791 | apathy | indifference; lack of concern, initiative or drive | |
214002792 | tiff | a disagreement, spat or petty quarrel, brief | |
214002793 | prattle | babble; copious, inconsequential talk, often by or to children; to talk on about nothing | |
214002794 | dirge | a melancoly tune, often played at a funeral | |
214002795 | dingy | appearing drab, dreary, worn | |
214002796 | drone | a persisten hum, usually on one note; a worker bee, hence, a slavish, lowly, plodding worker--used in this sense as an insult. | |
214002797 | quibble | to argue over trifles; a petty quarrel | |
214002798 | inane | senseless;ridiculous; plainly asinine | |
214002799 | extravagent | lavish; expensive, often wastefully so | |
214002800 | conspicuos | very noticable; obvious; showy | |
214002801 | vain | conceited; egoistic; futile;hopeless | |
214002802 | wary | very cautiois; suspicious | |
214002803 | scamp | a prankster; a scoundrel |
AP Lang Vocab #2
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