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AP Language & Composition Vocabulary Unit 8 Flashcards

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6163891508Acrimonious(adj.) stinging, bitter in temper or tone0
6163891509Bovine(adj.) resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive1
6163891510Conducive(adj.) tending to promote or assist, helpful, favorable2
6163891511Consternation(n.) dismay, confusion3
6163891512Corpulent(adj.) fat; having a large, bulky body4
6163891513Disavow(v.) to deny responsibility for or connection with5
6163891514Dispassionate(adj.) impartial; calm, free from emotion6
6163891515Dissension(n.) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion7
6163891516Dissipate(v.) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure8
6163891517elan(n.) an enthusiastic vigor and liveliness, spirit; a flair9
6163891518Expurgate(v.) to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify10
6163891519Gauntlet(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
6163891520Hypothetical(adj.) based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation12
6163891521Ignoble(adj) mean, low, base13
6163891522Impugn(v.) to call into question; to attack as false14
6163891523Intermperate(adj.) immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement15
6163891524Odium(n.) hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct16
6163891525Perfidy(n.) faithlessness, treachery17
6163891526Relegate(v.) to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish18
6163891527Squeamish(adj.) inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined19
6163891528Subservient(adj.) subordinate in capacity or role; serving to promote some end; submissively obedient20
6163891529Susceptible(adj) open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance21

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