7482385259 | admonish | reprimand, scold | 0 | |
7482385260 | assail | attack, assault | 1 | |
7482385261 | denigrate | criticize unfairly | 2 | |
7482385262 | digress | leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing. | 3 | |
7482385263 | enumerate | list or identify one by one. | 4 | |
7482385264 | equivocate | stall; use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself | 5 | |
7482385265 | exhort | urge, insist, pressure | 6 | |
7482385266 | explicate | analyze and develop (an idea or principle) in detail. | 7 | |
7482385267 | juxtapose | compare and contrast | 8 | |
7482385268 | lament | passionately express grief or sorrow | 9 | |
7560136932 | lionize | glorify, exalt; treat as a celebrity. | 10 | |
7560138541 | recapitulate | summarize and state again the main points | 11 | |
7560139640 | repudiate | reject, forsake | 12 | |
7560140836 | revel | celebrate in a lively and noisy way, especially with drinking and dancing | 13 | |
7560142170 | rue | bitterly regret something one has done or has allowed to happen | 14 | |
7709769727 | thwart | to prevent (someone) from accomplishing something | 15 | |
7709769728 | abject | wretched, degrading | 16 | |
7709769729 | aesthetic | concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty | 17 | |
7709770946 | aloof | detached; not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant | 18 | |
7709770947 | ambivalent | uncertain, doubtful | 19 | |
7810080356 | arduous | onerous, grueling | 20 | |
7810083090 | ascetic | austere; characterized by the practice of severe self-discipline, typically for religious reasons | 21 | |
7810093712 | astute | shrewd, adroit, clever | 22 | |
7810095815 | audacious | bold, daring, fearless | 23 | |
7810103129 | capricious | fickle, volatile, erratic, unpredictable | 24 | |
7908073277 | circumspect | cautious, wary and unwilling to take risks. | 25 | |
7908073278 | cohesive | united and working together effectively | 26 | |
7908078652 | conciliatory | intended to placate or pacify | 27 | |
7908078653 | convivial | friendly, lively, and enjoyable | 28 | |
7908081887 | deferential | obsequious, respectful, humble | 29 | |
8147198977 | despondent | dismal, despairing | 30 | |
8147204342 | didactic | instructional, educational | 31 | |
8147204343 | discursive | rambling, not concise | 32 | |
8147206702 | disparaging | pained, weary, hopeless | 33 | |
8147206703 | disparate | dissimilar, contrasting | 34 | |
8700360135 | earnest | serious, dedicated, sincere | 35 | |
8700367995 | elegiac | mourning or expressing sorrow for that which is irrecoverably past | 36 | |
8700367996 | erudite | learned, scholarly, educated | 37 | |
8700371820 | hackneyed | clichéd, trite, overused | 38 | |
8700371821 | idyllic | perfect, ideal | 39 | |
8885008710 | incorrigible | a person (or his tendencies) not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed. | 40 | |
8885011461 | indignant | offended, affronted | 41 | |
8885015003 | inexorable | impossible to stop or prevent | 42 | |
8885015004 | insipid | bland, weak, flavorless | 43 | |
8885018238 | laconic | brief, concise, terse | 44 | |
8978650115 | laudatory | praising, flattering | 45 | |
8978653904 | nostalgic | remembering the past as better than it actually was | 46 | |
8978657961 | pedantic | overly concerned with rules and details, fussy | 47 | |
8978662218 | pragmatic | practical, sensible | 48 | |
8978998930 | peremptory | insisting on immediate attention or obedience | 49 | |
9178189617 | reticent | reserved, introverted | 50 | |
9178189618 | sanctimonious | smug, self-righteous | 51 | |
9178194757 | sardonic | mocking; cynical; sneering | 52 | |
9178194758 | sly | cunning, devious, wily | 53 | |
9178194759 | stoic | someone who shows little emotion in times of great adversity | 54 | |
9264321159 | surreptitious | covert, secretive | 55 | |
9264325905 | trite | lacking originality or freshness; overused; cliche | 56 | |
9264329149 | voracious | insatiable, ravenous, rapacious | 57 | |
9264331658 | ardor | fervor, passion, zeal, vehemence | 58 | |
9264331660 | brevity | briefness; conciseness | 59 | |
9367429101 | catalog | list | 60 | |
9367436703 | disdain | scorn or contempt | 61 | |
9367439979 | euphemism | a word or phrase that is more neutral, vague, or indirect used to replace a direct, harsh, unpleasant, or offensive term | 62 | |
9367442046 | exposition | explanation or description (DRAMA) | 63 | |
9367442669 | facility | ability, talent, capacity | 64 | |
9607235766 | impropriety | indecency, lack of decorum | 65 | |
9607238440 | invocation | entreaty, summons, appeal, plea | 66 | |
9607242658 | mirth | amusement, delight, glee | 67 | |
9607242659 | piety | faithfulness, devoutness | 68 | |
9607245675 | reproof | reprimand, criticism | 69 |
AP Lit Vocab (2017-18) Flashcards
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