7913876567 | towardly | pleasant | 0 | |
7913876568 | probationer | a person whose fitness is being tested during a trial period | 1 | |
7913882825 | rudiments | basics | 2 | |
7913882826 | nutriment | food; nourishment | 3 | |
7913887355 | ad hominem argument | an argument attacking an individual's character rather than his or her position on an issue | 4 | |
7913887356 | sadistic | deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others | 5 | |
7913892841 | exploit | (v.) to make use of, develop; to make improper use of for personal profit; (n.) a feat, deed | 6 | |
7913892842 | process analysis | explains how something works, how to do something, or how something was done | 7 | |
7913897632 | indicative | suggestive; implying | 8 | |
7913901570 | superfluous | more than is needed, desired, or required | 9 | |
7913905126 | subversive | intended to undermine or overthrow | 10 | |
7913905127 | dismissive | showing indifference or disregard | 11 | |
7913912190 | syntactical | related to word order in a sentence | 12 | |
7913919696 | transience | the state of passing into and out of existence | 13 | |
7913919697 | dejected | sad; in low spirits; depressed; downcast | 14 | |
7913919698 | erudite | learned; scholarly | 15 | |
7913922000 | cynical | doubtful or distrustful of the goodness or sincerity of human motives | 16 | |
7913924661 | intransigent | refusing to compromise | 17 | |
7913929849 | cull | to pick out from among many; to select; to collect | 18 | |
7913929850 | caricature | an exaggerated portrayal of one's features | 19 | |
7913929851 | glibly | nonchalantly, with easy lack of concern | 20 | |
7913933702 | insipid | dull, boring, uninteresting | 21 | |
7913933703 | seraglio | harem; palace of a sultan | 22 | |
7913937250 | exposition | explaining meaning or purpose in writing | 23 | |
7913937251 | induction | the process that moves from a given series of specifics to a generalization | 24 | |
7913937252 | epithet | any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality | 25 | |
7913946317 | irony | a contrast between expectation and reality | 26 | |
7913946318 | cogent | forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point | 27 | |
7913946319 | cerebral | intellectual | 28 | |
7913951965 | rhetorical | pertaining to effective communication | 29 | |
7913951966 | sardonic | grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic | 30 | |
7913967163 | panegyric | elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise | 31 | |
7913967164 | metaphysical | highly abstract or theoretical; lacking physical form | 32 | |
7913969957 | methodological | related to a body of rules used by those who work in a discipline; a set of working methods | 33 | |
7913969958 | interlude | anything filling the time between two events; interval; break; intermission | 34 | |
7913974663 | aphorism | a brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life | 35 | |
7913977128 | syllogistic reasoning | determining whether a conclusion follows from two statements that are assumed to be true | 36 | |
7913981904 | analogy | a comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 37 | |
7913986867 | naturalized | a person born in another country who has been granted citizenship. | 38 | |
7913986868 | subjugated | brought under control | 39 | |
7913990675 | eradicate | to wipe out; to destroy | 40 | |
7913994255 | render | to cause to become | 41 | |
7913994256 | propitious | favorable, giving good signs for the future, likely to work out; kind or forgiving | 42 | |
7913997413 | deduction | the process of moving from a general rule to a specific example | 43 | |
7914001499 | pernicious | extremely harmful; deadly, fatal | 44 | |
7914004975 | whimsical | fanciful, unpredictable | 45 | |
7914004976 | terse | brief and to the point | 46 | |
7914004977 | legalistic | strictly obeying the details of the law a strict, literal adherence to the law | 47 | |
7914011849 | ornate | elaborately decorated | 48 | |
7914011850 | insubordinate | disobedient, rebellious | 49 |
AP Language Vocabulary - Multiple Choice Packet #1 Flashcards
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