1087047627 | amenable | disposed or willing to comply | 0 | |
1087047628 | expostulation | an exclamation of protest or remonstrance or reproof | 1 | |
1087047629 | paramour | a lover, often secret, not allowed by law or custom | 2 | |
1087047630 | gall | to cause irritation or annoyance | 3 | |
1087047631 | superfluous | more than is needed, desired, or required | 4 | |
1087047632 | penance | voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing | 5 | |
1087047633 | steadfast | steady; firmly loyal; constant | 6 | |
1087047634 | malice | extreme ill will or spite | 7 | |
1087047635 | trifle | something that has little or no importance, significance, or value | 8 | |
1087047636 | martyr | one who suffers for the sake of principle | 9 | |
1087047637 | imbibe | to absorb into one's mind; to drink | 10 | |
1087047638 | callous | emotionally hardened, unfeeling, insensitive; thick-skinned | 11 | |
1087047639 | insidious | sly, treacherous, devious | 12 | |
1087047640 | irreverent | showing lack of due respect or veneration | 13 | |
1087047641 | venerable | commanding respect by virtue of age, dignity, character, or position | 14 | |
1087047642 | piety | devoutness | 15 | |
1087047643 | sully | to soil, stain, tarnish, taint | 16 | |
1087047644 | aver | to declare to be true, affirm | 17 | |
1087047645 | incredulity | doubt, skepticism | 18 | |
1087047646 | providence | divine control and direction by God | 19 | |
1087047647 | morbid | abnormally susceptible to or characterized by gloomy or unwholesome feelings; relating to unpleasant subjects (such as death) | 20 | |
1087047648 | procure | to obtain through care or effort | 21 | |
1087047649 | prolific | productive, generative, fertile | 22 | |
1087047650 | caprice | an impulsive change of mind, fickleness | 23 | |
1087047651 | delusive | deceptive, imaginary | 24 | |
1087047652 | placidity | calmness, serenity, complacency, tranquility | 25 | |
1087047653 | inviolable | sacred; of such a character that it might not be broken, injured, or profaned | 26 | |
1087047654 | enmity | hostility, antagonism, ill-will | 27 | |
1087047655 | inalienable | incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another | 28 | |
1087047656 | preternatural | extraordinary or unnatural | 29 | |
1087047657 | gesticulation | an animated or excited gesture | 30 | |
1087047658 | capering | playful leaps or hops | 31 | |
1087047659 | query | question | 32 | |
1087047660 | pristine | untouched, uncorrupted | 33 | |
1087047661 | wan | sickly pale | 34 | |
1087047662 | pallid | lacking color or liveliness | 35 | |
1087047663 | cabalistic | cryptic, having a secret or hidden meaning | 36 | |
1087047664 | exigence | demand or requirement; necessity, urgency | 37 | |
1087047665 | burnish | to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish | 38 | |
1087047666 | annals | a record of historic events | 39 | |
1087047667 | expatiate | to give many details in a speech or writing | 40 | |
1087047668 | benevolence | kindness, compassion | 41 | |
1087047669 | catechism | a book or selection of basic principles on a subject, such as Christianity | 42 | |
1087047670 | temporal | worldly, real-life | 43 | |
1087047671 | indefeasible | not capable of being undone or voided | 44 | |
1087047672 | emaciated | extremely thin; wasted away | 45 | |
1087047673 | earnestness | deep sincerity or seriousness | 46 | |
1087047674 | vehemence | strength, urgency | 47 | |
1087047675 | unobtrusive | inconspicuous; not obvious | 48 | |
1087047676 | tarry | to wait, to loiter or linger | 49 | |
1087047677 | appellation | a title or name | 50 | |
1087047678 | chirurgical | surgical | 51 | |
1087047679 | heterogeneous | composed of unlike parts, different, diverse | 52 | |
1087047680 | scrupulous | careful and precise; honest | 53 | |
1087047681 | parochial | relating to a parish; of limited scope or outlook | 54 | |
1087047682 | importunate | pleading; extremely urgent; persistent | 55 | |
1087047683 | erudition | serious, scholarly learning | 56 | |
1087047684 | sexton | caretaker of a church | 57 | |
1087047685 | stealthily | quietly and cautiously | 58 | |
1087047686 | inimical | hostile, unfriendly | 59 | |
1087047687 | propagate | to breed; to spread or proliferate | 60 | |
1087047688 | decorously | properly, tastefully, in a socially correct manner | 61 | |
1087047689 | mirth | frivolity, gaiety, laughter | 62 | |
1087047690 | palliate | to make less serious, ease | 63 | |
1087047691 | somniferous | hypnotic; soporific, sleep-inducing | 64 | |
1087047692 | odious | hateful, contemptible | 65 | |
1087047693 | abstruse | difficult to understand | 66 | |
1087047694 | firmament | the sky, the heavens | 67 | |
1087047695 | scurrilous | vulgar, low, indecent | 68 | |
1087047696 | portent | an omen, a sign of what is to come | 69 | |
1087047697 | replete | abundantly supplied | 70 | |
1087047698 | requital | repayment, compensation | 71 | |
1087047699 | despotic | tyrannical, oppressive | 72 | |
1087047700 | benign | kindly, gentle, or harmless | 73 | |
1087047701 | austerity | lack of adornment; strictness or severity of manner | 74 | |
1087047702 | obviate | to anticipate and prevent, to make unnecessary | 75 | |
1087047703 | acquiesce | to comply quietly; to agree | 76 | |
1087047704 | derisively | in a disrespectful and mocking manner | 77 | |
1087047705 | gallows | a wooden frame from which condemned persons are executed by hanging | 78 | |
1087047706 | propinquity | nearness, proximity | 79 | |
1087047707 | usurp | to seize by force; to take control without authority | 80 | |
1087047708 | sedulous | constant and persevering | 81 | |
1087047709 | deleterious | subtly or unexpectedly harmful | 82 | |
1087047710 | impalpable | unreal, intangible | 83 | |
1087047711 | petulant | easily irritated or annoyed; rude, peevish | 84 | |
1087047712 | disposition | mood or temperament | 85 | |
1087047713 | precocity | unusually advanced intelligence at an early age | 86 | |
1087047714 | acrid | harsh, bitter | 87 | |
1087047715 | propensity | inclination, tendency | 88 | |
1087047716 | asperity | harshness, meanness | 89 |
SL 61-150 words for AP Language and Composition Flashcards
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