7145727108 | irascible | (adj.) marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger | 0 | |
7145728056 | grandiloquent | (adj.) lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic in style, manner, or quality especially in language | 1 | |
7145730335 | abject | (adj.) sunk to or existing in a low state or condition; cast down in spirit | 2 | |
7145731622 | obsolete | (adj.) no longer in use or useful; of a kind or style no longer current; old-fashioned | 3 | |
7145733283 | serendipitous | (adj.) come upon or found by happy accident | 4 | |
7145736243 | syllogism | (n.) a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") | 5 | |
7145739669 | discursive | (adj.) moving from topic to topic without order; of or relating to discourse (verbal interchange of ideas) | 6 | |
7145742919 | ascetic | (adj.) practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline; austere in appearance, manner, or attitude | 7 | |
7145747112 | rebuff | (v.) to reject or criticize sharply; snub | 8 | |
7145747769 | palpable | (adj.) capable of being touched or felt; tangible; perceptible | 9 |
AP Literature Vocabulary Set 12 Flashcards
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