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AP Language Vocab Set 1 Flashcards

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4814731006abeyance (noun)temporary inactivity; cessation or suspension0
4814735103abnegation (noun)to refuse or deny oneself; reject; renounce; give up1
4814747637accoutrement (noun)a) equipment; trappings; specifically, a soldiers outfit usually not including clothes and weapons-- usually used in plural b) an accessory item of clothing or equipment; an identifying and often suspenseful characteristic or device-- usually used in plural2
4814761587altruistic (adj)selfless; unselfishly concerned for others3
4814764488approbation (noun)official approval; commendation; sanction4
4814768339aquiline (adj)of or like an eagle; curved or hooked like an eagle's beak5
4814771722avow (verb)to declare; to admit openly; to acknowledge to be true; assert; aver6
4814773944banal (adj)dull or stale because of overuse; trite; commonplace; hackneyed; depressingly predictable; vapid7
4814778992bumptious (adj)disagreeably conceited; arrogant; forward; pushy8
4814782959burgeon (verb)to grow or develop rapidly; expand; proliferate; flourish9
4814794482abeyance, from...abeance- to gape at10
4814797879abeyance as an adjectiveabeyant11
4814803670"ab"off away from12
4814803671"negare"to deny13
4814806710altruist (noun)one who is altruistic14
4814808648altruism (noun)selflessness15
4814808649Antonym of altruismegotism16
4814813491approbation use as an adjectiveapprobative17
4814814961aquiline from Latinaquilus, meaning "eagle"18
4814817096avow as a nounavowal19
4814818166banal as a nounbanality20
4814819335Antonym of banaloriginal21
4814820692Antonym of bumptiousmodest22
4814822380burgeon from...burjon- bud23

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