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AP Language Vocabulary List 1 Flashcards

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11015656571Encomium(n.)a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute0
11015659821Coherent(adj.) holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful1
11015659823Belabor(v.) to work on excessively; to thrash soundly2
11015670822Acquisitive(adj.) able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property3
11015670823Eschew(v.)to avoid, shun, keep away from4
11015682060Emulate(v.)to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model5
11015871897Arrogate(v.)to claim or take without right6
11015685281Banal(adj.)hackneyed, trite, commonplace7
11015688773Congeal(v.) to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid8
11015692908Carping(adj.) tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way; (n.) petty, nagging criticism9
11015697216Substantiate(v.) to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to10
11015699923Temporize(v.) to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise11
11015720108Largesse(n.)generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions12
11015726821Tenable(adj.)capable of being held or defended13
11015729284Insatiable(adj.)so great or demanding as not to be satisfied14
11015734518Reconnaissance(n.)a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination15
11015742816Germane(adj.)relevant,appropriate,apropos16
11015771407Intransigent(adj.)refusing to compromise,irreconcilable17
11015785540Taciturn(adj.)habitually silent or quiet,inclined to talk very little18
11015797508Invidious(adj.)offensive,hateful;tending to cause bitterness and resentment19

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