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AP Language Vocabulary Lesson 3 Flashcards

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14382387880abstrusedifficult to understand0
14382387881affablecourteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to1
14382387882audacityexcessive boldness, rashness, daring2
14382387883contriteextremely apologetic, remorseful, repentant3
14382387884credulousbelieving on slight evidence, gullible, trusting4
14382387885depravitymoral corruption, a wicked or perverse act5
14382387886deprecateto express strong disapproval of6
14382387887didacticintended to instruct or teach7
14382387888dormantinactive, sleeping, in a state of suspension8
14382387889enigmaticmysterious, inexplicable, puzzling9
14382387890eruditescholarly, learned, bookish10
14382387891exoticforeign, charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual11
14382387892fuseto mix or to join (usually by melting)12
14382387893immutableunchangeable, constant13
14382387894incorrigiblenot able to be corrected, beyond control14
14382387895loathefeel intense dislike or disgust for15
14382387896mitigateto make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity16
14382387897nullifyto make of no value or consequence, cancel17
14382387898pacifisticopposed to war or use of force18
14382387899pretentiouspompous, self-important19
14382387900prologueintroductory remarks in a speech, play or literary work20
14382387901recantto withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed, renounce, retract21
14382387902servileoverly submissive22
14382387903trepidationa feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen23
14382387904vilifyto malign, to defame, to utter abusive statements against24

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