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AP Literature: Vocabulary Unit 1 Flashcards

Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level G: Unit 1

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7747691684Acquisitvie(adj.) able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property0
7747691685Arrogate(v.) to claim or take without right1
7747691686Banal(adj.) hackneyed, trite, commonplace2
7747691687Belabor(v.) to work on excessively; to thrash soundly3
7747691688Carping(adj.) tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way; (n.) petty, nagging criticism4
7747691689Coherent(adj.) holding on sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful5
7747691690Congeal(v.) to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid6
7747691691Emulate(v.) to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model7
7747691692Encomium(n.) a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute8
7747691693Eschew(v.) to avoid, shun, keep away from9
7747691694Germane(adj.) relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting10
7747691695Insatiable(adj.) so great or demanding as not to be satisfied11
7747691696Intransigent(adj.) refusing to compromise, irreconcilable12
7747691697Invidious(adj.) offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment13
7747691698Largesse(n.) generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions14
7747691699Reconnaissance(n.) a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination15
7747691700Substantiate(v.) to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to16
7747691701Taciturn(adj.) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little17
7747691702Temporize(v.) to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise18
7747691703Tenable(adj.) capable of being held or defended19

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