3766100853 | bolster | to hold up, strengthen, or reinforce; support with a rigid object I spoke to the discouraged team in order to try to bolster their spirits to try to win. verb | ![]() | 0 |
3766100854 | depreciate | to fall or decrease in value or price; to lower the value of As soon as you buy a car and drive it off the lot, it depreciates in price so it isn't worth as much. verb | ![]() | 1 |
3766100855 | indiscriminate | not chosen carefully; not based on careful selection The teams were chosen indiscriminately; no one paid attention to who was on which team. adjective | ![]() | 2 |
3766100856 | inquisitive | curious; eager to learn The child was very inquisitive and asked many questions about the science experiment. adj. | ![]() | 3 |
3766100857 | nebulous | vague; unclear The meaning was nebulous; I had to scour through a lot of evidence before I could figure out the clear results. adj | ![]() | 4 |
3766100858 | relegate | to assign to a less important or less satisfying position, place, or condition After the boy messed up three plays, he was relegated to sitting on the bench for the rest of the season. verb | ![]() | 5 |
3766100859 | replete | plentifully supplied; well-filled Almost always used with the word "with" A pond that has so many fish it is crowded is called "replete with fish". After a great year for gardening, your parents' house might be replete with tomatoes or zucchini. adj | ![]() | 6 |
3766100860 | sedentary | marked by much sitting; requiring or taking little exercise A computer programmer usually has a very sedentary job, and has to make sure that he gets out of his chair once in a while or he might end up sitting there all day! adj. | ![]() | 7 |
3766100861 | tenet | a belief or principle held to be true by an individual or group One tenet of the BoyScouts is that a boy scout is always prepared for the worst. Noun | ![]() | 8 |
3766100862 | terse | brief and clear; effectively concise The terse statement used very few words to get the point across, 'keep out!" adj. | ![]() | 9 |
3766102727 | concurrent | happening at the same time; parallel, simultaneous. Adjective | ![]() | 10 |
3766102728 | confiscate | seize; take possession of (private property) by official order (usu. as a punishment); commandeer. Verb | ![]() | 11 |
3766102729 | constitute | to make up the parts of; to compose. Verb | ![]() | 12 |
3766102814 | decipher | decode; work out meaning Solve or figure out a puzzle; translate; untangle. verb | ![]() | 13 |
3766102815 | default | fail to fulfill an obligation, especially a financial one (verb) | ![]() | 14 |
AP Vocabulary Week 9 Flashcards
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