5191131548 | acquisitive | -able to get and retain ideas or information -concerned with acquiring wealth or property | 0 | |
5191131549 | arrogate | - to claim or take without right -used with "to" following it | 1 | |
5191131550 | banal | -hackneyed, trite, commonplace, cliche | 2 | |
5191131551 | belabor | -to work on excessively, to thrash soundly -to not let a point go | 3 | |
5191131552 | carping | -tending to find fault -nagging criticism | 4 | |
5191131553 | coherent | -holding or sticking together -making a logical whole -comprehensible, meaningful -"-her(e)": to stick | 5 | |
5191131554 | congeal | -to change from a liquid to solid form, to thicken | 6 | |
5191131555 | emulate | -you ______ someone -to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model | 7 | |
5191131556 | encomium | -a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute | 8 | |
5191131557 | eschew | -to avoid in order to not deal with something | 9 | |
5191131558 | germane | -relevant, apropos, fitting, appropriate | 10 | |
5191131559 | insatiable | -so great or demanding as not to be satisfied | 11 | |
5191131560 | intransigent | -refusing to compromise, irreconcilable, stubborn | 12 | |
5191131561 | invidious | -offensive, hateful -tendng to cause bitterness and resentment | 13 | |
5191131562 | largesse | -generosity in giving -lavish or bountiful contributions | 14 | |
5191131563 | reconnaissance | - a survey made for military purposes -any kind of preliminary inspection or examination | 15 | |
5191131564 | substantiate | -to establish evidence, prove -to give concrete form to -you _________ claims, theories, and arguments | 16 | |
5191131565 | taciturn | -habitually silent or quiet -inclined to talk very little | 17 | |
5191131566 | temporize | -to stall or act evasively in order to gain time -avoid a confrontation or postpone a decision | 18 | |
5191131567 | tenable | -capable of being held or defended - _______ arguments, theories, claims -"ten": to hold | 19 | |
5191131568 | accost | -to confront in a challenging or aggressive way (beyond boundaries) | 20 | |
5191131569 | animadversion | -a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval | 21 | |
5191131570 | avid | -desirous of something; intensely eager -avaricioius | 22 | |
5191131571 | brackish | -having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink | 23 | |
5191131572 | celerity | -swiftness, rapidity of motion or action | 24 | |
5191131573 | devious | -straying or wandering from a certain way -done or acting in a shifty, sly, underhanded way | 25 | |
5191131574 | gambit | -an opening move that involves risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage -a strategy | 26 | |
5191131575 | halcyon | -calm, peaceful, happy, prosperous, affluent | 27 | |
5191131576 | histrionic | -pertaining to actors and their techniques; overly dramatic | 28 | |
5191131577 | incendiary | -deliberately intending to start a fire or rebellion -can be ________ words, rhetoric, or speeches | 29 | |
5191131578 | maelstrom | -a whirlpool of great size, a situation resembling great violence and destruction | 30 | |
5191131579 | myopic | -nearsighted, lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation | 31 | |
5191131580 | overt | -open, not hidden -expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized | 32 | |
5191131581 | perjorative | -tending to make worse, expressing disapproval -derogatory | 33 | |
5191131582 | propriety | -the state of being proper, appropriateness | 34 | |
5191131583 | sacrilige | -improper use of something religious | 35 | |
5191131584 | summarily | -without delay or formality -briefly | 36 | |
5191131585 | suppliant | -asking humbly and earnestly -one who makes a humble request -used in religious contexts | 37 | |
5191131586 | talisman | -an object that serves as a charm or is believed to have magical powers | 38 | |
5191131587 | -undulate | -to move in waves or a wavelike motion | 39 |
AP Language and Composition Vocabulary Flashcards
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