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AP Language & Composition Vocabulary Unit 8 Flashcards

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7729097223Acrimonious(adj.) stinging, bitter in temper or tone0
7729097224Bovine(adj.) resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive1
7729097225Conducive(adj.) tending to promote or assist, helpful, favorable2
7729097226Consternation(n.) dismay, confusion3
7729097227Corpulent(adj.) fat; having a large, bulky body4
7729097228Disavow(v.) to deny responsibility for or connection with5
7729097229Dispassionate(adj.) impartial; calm, free from emotion6
7729097230Dissension(n.) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion7
7729097231Dissipate(v.) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure8
7729097232Élan(n.) an enthusiastic vigor and liveliness, spirit; a flair9
7729097233Expurgate(v.) to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify10
7729097234Gauntlet(n.) an armored or protective glove; a challenge; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them; an ordeal11
7729097235Hypothetical(adj.) based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation12
7729097236Ignoble(adj) mean, low, base13
7729097237Impugn(v.) to call into question; to attack as false14
7729097238Intermperate(adj.) immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement15
7729097239Odium(n.) hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct16
7729097240Perfidy(n.) faithlessness, treachery17
7729097241Relegate(v.) to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish18
7729097242Squeamish(adj.) inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined19
7729097243Subservient(adj.) subordinate in capacity or role; serving to promote some end; submissively obedient20
7729097244Susceptible(adj) open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance21

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