5796258508 | august | Definition: respected and impressive - imposing, inspiring, reverence and admiration, venerable, grand POS: adj Synonyms: distinguished, majestic, prestigious Antonyms: undignified, mundane, trivial, common | 0 | |
5796258727 | benison | Definition: blessing, benediction POS: N Synonyms: invocation, consecration, gratitude, approval, sanctification Antonyms: condemnation, disfavor, refusal, disapproval, curse | 1 | |
5796259122 | blatant | Definition: brazenly obvious; flagrant; loud mouth, showy POS: adj Synonyms: conspicuous, glaring, outright, overt, shameless, unabashed, clamorous, obstrusive, vociferous, gaudy Antonyms: concealed , hidden, moral, secret, inconspicuous, silent, subtle, modest, soft-spoken | 2 | |
5796259435 | desultory | Definition: disconnected, lacking consistency, jumping from one thing to another without aim POS: adj Synonyms: aimless, chaotic, sporadic, erratic, mercurial, capricious, random, arbitrary, organized Antonyms: organized, steady, orderly, systematic, stable, assiduous, determined, methodical, constant, methodical | 3 | |
5898271642 | disparage | Definition: regard or represent as being of little worth POS: V Synonyms: belittle, denigrate, deprecate, trivialize, undervalue, underrate Antonyms: praise, overrate, complimentary | 4 | |
5796259602 | equivocal | Definition: allowing the possibility of several different meanings, as a word or phrase, especially with intent to deceive or misguide POS: adj Synonyms: ambiguous, ambivalent, dubious, evasive, muddled, puzzling, unclear, vague Antonyms: certain, clear, definite, sure, determined, obvious, plain, credible, assures, explicit, conclusive | 5 | |
5796260215 | importune | Definition: ask someone pressingly and persistently for or to do something; asking urgently or repeatedly; annoy with pressing demands POS: V Synonyms: beg, beseech, entreat, implore, appeal, plead Antonyms: hint, imply, steal | 6 | |
5796260216 | ingenuous | Definition: free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation POS: adj Synonyms: artless, candid, frank, guileless, innocent, naive Antonyms: deceitful, dishonest, sly, complex | 7 | |
5796260217 | inure | Definition: to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain; get used to it POS: V Synonyms: habituate, acclimate, familiarize, harden, season, toughen, train | 8 | |
5796260523 | paroxysm | Definition: any sudden, violent outburst with the symptom of disease; usually recurring often POS: N Synonyms: convulsion, agitation, anger, attack, eruption, excitement, explosion Antonyms: calm, calmness, happiness, peace, peacefulness | 9 | |
5796260524 | piety | Definition: reverence for G-d or devout fulfillment of religious obligations; devoutness POS: N Synonyms: fervor, loyalty, religiosity, reverence, zeal, allegiance, application, ardor, belief, fidelity Antonyms: apathy, agnosticism, atheism, disbelief, disloyalty, faithlessness, inconstancy, indifference, treachery | 10 | |
5796260525 | stultify | Definition: to make, or cause to appear, foolish, make futile, reduce to foolishness POS: V Synonyms: mock, stagnate, trammel, discourage, inhibit, frustrate, humiliate Antonyms: excite, put something in a good light, foster, encourage, nourish, stimnulate | 11 | |
5796260745 | surcease | Definition: to cease from some action POS: V Synonyms: desist, delay, refrain, rest, stay, defer, postpone Antonyms: advance, do, begin, continue, proceed | 12 | |
5796260746 | truculent | Definition: feeling or displaying ferocity; aggressively self-assertive POS: adj Synonyms: aggressive, argumentative, combative, feisty, cruel, savage, bitter, harsh, browbeating, vituperative, intimidating, pugnacious, scathing, brutally harsh, very fierce Antonyms: peaceable, amicable, benevolent, easygoing, benign, aggreable, complacent, cooperative | 13 | |
5796261038 | vacillate | Definition: to waver in mind or opinion POS: V Synonyms: indecisive, irresolute, fluctuate, oscillate, seesaw, waffle, waver, alternate, change sides constantly Antonyms: remain, stay, continue, hold, persist, act, decide | 14 | |
5796261851 | wraith | Definition: an apparition of a living person supposed to portend his or her death POS: N Synonyms: apparition, phantom, specter, spirit, vision, shadowy Antonyms: being, reality | 15 |
AP Language Vocab Section 9 Flashcards
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