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AP Language Vocabulary Quiz 1 Flashcards

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7262222067apethe action of attempting an overly exact imitation and ending up with negative or laughable results0
7262232546dunto insist on the on the payment of a debt1
7262234675fopused for a man who is too concerned with his looks and his clothes2
7262244718gadto move out, travel, usually in a kind of aimless way3
7262250651hexan evil spell or to put an evil spell on someone4
7262259294kenthe limits of your knowledge5
7262262879poxbad luck6
7262264100sowto plant a seed (literally and figuratively)7
7262271000vexto annoy or perplex8
7262272710viecompete, contend9
7262275986amalgamationto mix or combine into a unified whole10
7262296222admixturemixture, mix with11
7262300763eclectricmade up from a variety of sources12
7262305327catholiccomprehensive, of broad scope13
7262309671motleycomposed of a variety of sources, heterogeneous14
7262315010corroborateto bring in new evidence to strengthen or support an idea or argument15
7262318798asunderapart, into separate pieces16
7262324195diasporadispersion of a people from their original homeland, language or culture17
7262336867cleaveto split, cut, or penetrate18
7262342201disseminateto scatter widely, to disperse19
7291378364aphrodisiacfoods or drugs that allegedly make men and women feel more amorous20
7291388994chthonicdescribing something coming from the underworld21
7291392991hectorto bully or to try to force someone to do something22
7291396768hermeticdescribe something very literal, a jar so completely sealed that no air can get in23
7291402185junoesquea woman who is unusually tall and stately and so beautiful as to seem divine24
7291407634mercurialdescribes someone whose moods change very rapidly25
7291419178mnemonicrefers to memory or relating to memory26
7291420749museto lose yourself in your thoughts perhaps a waiting inspiration27
7291425984oddyseya literal journey or a journey of the intellect or spirit28
7291428961saturninegloomy or even bitterly sarcastic and mocking29
7291434820magnanimousextremely generous and forgiving30
7291438238parsimoniousexcessively stinging31
7291440304prodigalextremely wasteful or extravagant32
7291445989penuriousstingy or unwilling to spend money (poor)33
7291450342eleemosynarycontributing to charity34
7291454190frugaleextremely economical35
7291457728munificentvery generous in giving36
7291460113averisciousgreedy37
7291476618meanmiseraly and stingy38
7291476619indulgentleniant39
7291476620equineanything bearing the characteristics of horses40
7291481010bovineof or related to the characteristics of cows, oxen, or buffalos, also sluggish or dull41
7291487499lupineravenous or rapacious42
7292813901ursinebears-like, usually a physical description43
7292821308porcineresembling a swine or pig, either physically or behaviorally44
7292827741simianresembles an ape or a monkey45
7292831022serpentinesnake-like in behavior or physically resembling a snake46
7292844464pachydermthick-skinned, refers to the group of large, thick-skinned, hoofed animals47
7292872613avianhaving the characteristics of birds48
7292879487herpetologydenotes the study of reptiles and amphibians49
7292888896laconicthose who say little50
7292893087taciturnimplying an even more grudging conversational style51
7292899913lapidarycharacterizes precision of wording52
7292923474pithycompliment for style of word use that is both brief and forceful53
7292942187succinctconcise speaking or writing54
7292944822tersebrief, to the point55
7292958979garruloustalking a great deal, taking too much, going on and on56
7292981090prattlingto prattle, chatter meaninglessly57
7292992128glibspeaking without enough thought, words come easily58
7293004260prolixpouring forth of too many words or phrases59
7293009095maunderingyou keep on going when you could have won praise for being more concise60
7293031257indigenouspeople or things that are native to a region61
7293033838interloperintrude where they aren't wanted62
7293036637extraneouscoming from the outside, irrelevant or unimportant63
7293050270inherentstuck into64
7293054266germanerelevant, suitable, closely connected65
7293058236pariahsomeone not accepted into his or her society, social outcast66
7293077940endemicnative or common to or peculiar to a specific region or abstract area67
7293096712intrinsicinherent, inward68
7293105429ostracizeexpelling a person from a community either literally or figuratively69
7293133517tangentialslightly touching, barely connected70
7293143361ominousforeshadowing of the future71
7293147688portentoussomething carrying a sign, a portent, of the threats of the future72
7293164359inauspiciouspredicts or suggests something favorable73
7293519486imminentsomething about to occur74
7293523178impendingsomething threatening or not, the new arrival of the event hangs over you75
7293528074minatorythreatening76
7293530859presageforewarning, an ominous feeling of a prediction77
7293537408bode and forebodethe one-syllable word is a verb referring to an omen and the two-syllable repeats or intensifies that presentiment78
7293544676propitiateactions to appease or calm forces that might oppose a favorable outcome79
7293550342harbingerforerunner, an early warning or messenger of what's to come80
7293558367squanderspend extravagantly81
7293564182dissipationa literal scattering dispersion, a specialized sense of scattering82
7293569201disenfranchiseto lose the right to vote83
7293573376forfeiturethe idea of a penalty, giving up something one's possession84
7293579428denudeprimarily used of trees that lose their leaves or loss of other vegetation, to make bare85
7293585114privationdeprived of basic necessities or comforts86
7293591626divestto undress87
7293605220renouncegive it up88
7293608083elegiacfeeling of sadness many types of losses89
7293612559bereaveto leave desolate, usually by death90

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