5979587776 | occult | mysterious, hidden, pertaining to the supernatural | 0 | |
5979591599 | odium | hatred, abhorrence | 1 | |
5979593460 | officious | overly meddlesome, offering unwanted service | 2 | |
5979596874 | ogle | to look or stare flirtatiously | 3 | |
5979599058 | ominous | forecasting evil | 4 | |
5979604937 | omniscient | all knowing | 5 | |
5979608453 | onerous | burdensome (an -- singing contract) | 6 | |
5979611346 | opaque | not transparent | 7 | |
5979613402 | opportune | timely | 8 | |
5979615665 | opprobrium | disgrace | 9 | |
5979617527 | orthodox | standard, widely accepted | 10 | |
5979619453 | oscillate | to move back and forth or waver | 11 | |
5979621531 | ostensible | apparent | 12 | |
5979623759 | ostentatious | showing off or conspicuous (pretentious connotation) | 13 | |
5979629322 | ostracize | to banish or exile | 14 | |
5979632204 | overt | open to view or obvious | 15 | |
5979634171 | palliate | to lessen the severity or alleviate | 16 | |
5979638096 | pallid | pale | 17 | |
5979639876 | palpable | obvious or tangible | 18 | |
5979642038 | panacea | cure-all | 19 | |
5979647064 | pandemonium | chaos | 20 | |
5979647065 | paradox | a seemingly self-contradicting statement but in essence is true | 21 | |
5979651693 | paragon | model of exellence (-- of good health) | 22 | |
5979653798 | paramount | supreme | 23 | |
5979659369 | paraphrase | to rephrase or put in ones own words | 24 | |
5979661284 | pariah | social outcast or a derelict | 25 | |
5979663442 | parsimonious | stingy or miserly | 26 | |
5979665749 | pastoral | relating to the countryside | 27 | |
5979668262 | patent | clear or obvious | 28 | |
5979669832 | patriarch | male head of tribe or family | 29 | |
5979672539 | paucity | lack of something or scarcity | 30 | |
5979676237 | pedantic | making a display of ones learning or showing off the trivial aspects of learning | 31 | |
5979678992 | pedestrian | common or banal | 32 | |
5979682028 | penance | act showing sorrow for sin | 33 | |
5979684228 | penchant | strong inclination or a liking to something | 34 | |
5979690299 | pensive | thoughtful or contemplative | 35 | |
5979692273 | penury | extreme poverty | 36 | |
5979692274 | perceptive | discerning | 37 | |
5979695241 | peremptory | allowing no contradiction or refusal, assertive in speech | 38 | |
5979699465 | perfidy | treachery or disloyalty | 39 | |
5979701663 | perfunctory | done superficially because it's routine, lacking interest of enthusiasm or thoughtless | 40 | |
5979706586 | peripheral | on the edge or outer part | 41 | |
5979708790 | periphery | border | 42 | |
5979710835 | permeate | to spread into or throughout to go through a surface | 43 | |
5979713877 | pernicious | destructive | 44 | |
5979718850 | perspicacious | acutely insightful | 45 | |
5979722035 | perspicuous | clear or lucid, plain to understand | 46 | |
5979723849 | pertinacity | persistence or determination | 47 | |
5979726094 | peruse | to read carefully | 48 | |
5979728091 | pervade | to spread throughout or permeate | 49 | |
5979729647 | perverse | willfully contrary or obstinate in what is wrong corrupt or wicked | 50 | |
5979733652 | pessimism | gloominess or inclination to interpret negatively | 51 | |
5979738084 | petulant | irritable due to impatience | 52 | |
5979739751 | phenomenon | remarkable occurence | 53 | |
5979741785 | philanthropy | desire to help mankind or generosity | 54 | |
5979743628 | philatelist | stamp collector a student of stamp collecting | 55 | |
5979748288 | philology | study of languages | 56 | |
5979750251 | phlegmatic | sluggish (usu. refers to 4 humors) | 57 | |
5979752902 | pilfer | to steal | 58 | |
5979753111 | pious | religious or respectful of the divine | 59 |
AP Language Week 12 Flashcards
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