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AP Language Vocabulary #12 Flashcards

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6107178932oxymoronnoun. a figure of speech that is self-contradictory0
6107178933allotmentnoun. a portion or thing shared or granted1
6107178934cruciblenoun. a container of metal employed for heating substances to high temperatures2
6107178935salutaryadj. favorable or promoting health3
6107178936abdicateverb. to renounce a throne, right, power, or claim in a formal manner4
6107178937magnitudenoun. size; extent5
6107178938anguishnoun. excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain6
6107178939solacenoun. comfort in sorrow7
6107178940insidiousadj. intended to entrap8
6107178941subjugationnoun. the act, fact, or process of bringing under control9
6107178942supplicationnoun. an act of humble prayer or petition10
6107178943remonstrateverb. to say or plead in protest11
6107178944spurnverb. to reject with disdain12
6107178945contemptnoun. the feeling with which a person regards anything vile13
6107178946inviolateadj. free from injury or outrage14
6107178947baseadj. morally low, dishonorable, or selfish15
6107178948formidableadj. causing fear, apprehension, or dread16
6107178949invincibleadj. incapable of being conquered17
6107178950vigilantadj. keenly watchful to detect danger18
6107178951extenuateverb. to represent a fault as less serious19
6107178952impelverb. to drive or urge forward20
6107178953abolishverb. to do away with21
6107178954transientadj. not lasting or permanent22
6107178955usurpverb. to seize and hold by force23
6107178956evinceverb. to show clearly24
6107178957constrainverb. to force or compel25
6107178958relinquishverb. to surrender a possession or right26
6107178959renderverb. to cause or to become27
6107178960perfidynoun. faithlessness28
6107178961consanguinitynoun. relationship by descent from a common ancestor29
6107178962acquiesceverb. to assent silently without protest30
6107178963redressnoun. the setting right of what is wrong31
6107178964warrantedadj. authorized32
6107178965conjureverb. to affect or influence by33
6107178966kindrednoun. a person's relatives collectively34

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