7476105454 | Abjure | (v.) to disavow (something previously written or said) irrevocably and usually formally; recall, retract, withdraw, recant | 0 | |
7476115366 | Didactic | (adj.) inclined to teach or moralize excessively, teaching morality; preachy, didactical, moral, moralizing | 1 | |
7526444582 | Candor | (n.) frankness or sincerity of expression, freedom from prejudice; openness, impartiality | 2 | |
7537271096 | Encomium | (n.) an expression of warm approval; acclaim, applause, praise, eulogy, compliment, plaudit | 3 | |
7550299439 | Biennial | (adj.) occurring every two years | 4 | |
7587943469 | Austerity | (n.) the fact or condition of being rigorous and unsparing; hardness, severity, rigor, toughness, harshness | 5 | |
7587954067 | Efficacious | (adj.) producing or able to produce a desired effect; effective, productive, efficient | 6 | |
7601171150 | Exacerbate | (v.) to increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate | 7 | |
7679203507 | Expiate | (v.) to make amends or reparation for; atone | 8 | |
7679205113 | Indigent | (n.) an impoverished person; beggar, destitute (adj.) having little or no money or wealth; needy, poor, impoverished | 9 | |
7679213515 | Meretricious | (adj.) tastelessly showy; tacky, flashy, gaudy, chintzy, tinsel | 10 | |
7729248934 | Impecunious | (adj.) having little or no money or wealth; beggarly, impoverished, destitute | 11 | |
7750751556 | Licentious | (adj.) lacking in moral restraint; abandoned, wanton, ungoverned, dissipated | 12 | |
7750760216 | Obdurate | (adj.) completely lacking in compassion, firmly, often unreasonably; callous, cold-hearted, remorseless, adamant, unrelenting, unfeeling | 13 | |
7750775104 | Adjudicate | (v.) to make a decision about (a controversy or dispute) after deliberation, as in a court of law; adjudge, referee, decide, umpire | 14 |
AP Literature Vocabulary (#16-30) Flashcards
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