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AP Language Vocabulary Unit 23 Flashcards

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6280700680PeripheralExternal; incidental; tangential; relatively unimportantt0
6280709466PeripheralStick to the important, relevant facts for your research paper and don't waster time on BLANK issues.1
6280714910PeruseTo study; to read; pore over2
6280716668PeruseIf you BLANK the directions carefully, you won't make mistakes as you complete the assignment.3
6280723403PhilistineNarrow-minded; smugly conventional; boorish4
6280725137PhilistineBLANK stubbornness should not prevent us from advancing ourselves intellectually.5
6280729796PietyDevotion and reverence, especially to God and family; devoutness6
6280733689PietyMiss Billings set an example of BLANK and humility for the other members of her church.7
6280736970PiqueTo hurt the feelings of or make resentful; to arouse or excite; provoke8
6280740230PiqueTo BLANK her students' curiosity, Ms. Garson told them she had a surprise in store for them when the day is over.9
6280746641PlacateTo soothe; to pacify; to appease10
6280748920PlacateI tried to BLANK my father by promising I would never break curfew again11
6280753482PlacidOutwardly calm or composed; self-satisfied; peaceful; unruffled12
6280757671PlacidThough the rebel was outwardly BLANK, inside he was seething with rage over the cruel treatment of the refugees.13
6280762295PlatitudeA thought or remark that is dull; trite, flat, or weak; cliche14
6280766271PlatitudeAvoid using BLANK in your writing so that your compositions remain fresh and original.15
6280771097PlagiarizeTo take ideas or writings from someone else and resent them as one's own; to use without giving credit; usurp16
6280774622PlagiarizeThe professor thought Marion may have BLANK her report when he say that she had no works cited page17
6280782742PompousSelf-important; stately; magnificent; excessively ornate; arrogant18
6280787159PompousThe fans hated the BLANK football player who acted like he was the greatest living athlete even though he was having an average season.19

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