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AP Language: Unit 11 Flashcards

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6374991066adduce (n. adducer)(v.) to offer as an example0
6374992493antediluvian(adj.) ancient; outmoded1
6374994971atavistic (n. atavist, atavism, adv. atavistically)(adj.) exhibited the characteristics of one's forebears2
6374994972benison(n.) blessing3
6374994997cadge(v.) to get something by taking advantage of someone4
6374996632chevron(n.) a badge consisting of stripes meeting at an angle, worn on the sleeve as an indication of rank or service5
6374998741concatenate (n. concatenation)(v.) to link6
6374998742debacle(n.) great disaster; fiasco7
6375000210diurnal(adj.) daily8
6375001671effulgent (n. effulgence)(adj.) shining brightly; brilliant9
6375001672exigent (n. exigency)(adj.) critical, urgent10
6375002887festoon (adj. festooned)(n.,v.) a string or garland, as of leaves or flowers, suspended in a loop or curve between two points11
6375004172gerrymander (n. gerrymandering)(v.) change voting district lines in order to favor a political party12
6375005427inchoate(adj.) in an initial or early stage; incomplete; disorganized13
6375005428junta(n.) a small group ruling a country, esp. immediately after a coup and before a legally constituted government has been instituted14
6375005429limn(v.)to portray or describe15
6375007466matutinal (adv. matutinally)(adj.) early in the day16
6375007467niveous(adj.) like snow, snowu17
6375008796oppidan(n., adj.) a town-dweller18
6375010577pedagogue(n.) a schoolteacher19
6375013846phoenix(n.) a mythical bird; an emblem of immortality or of reborn idealism or hope20
6375013847proboscis(n.) any long flexible snout; the human nose, esp. when unusually long or prominent21
6375015346quidnunc(n.) a gossip; a busybody22
6375015347roue(n.) a lecherous dissipated man23
6375017321seminal(adj.) original, ground-breaking24
6375017322senescence (adj.)(n.) old age25
6375019058stentorian(adj.) very loud and strong26
6375019059tarn(n.) a small mountain lake, especially one formed by glaciers27
6375020741turpitude(n.) depravity; baseness28
6375023889welter(n., v.) turmoil; a bewildering jumble29

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