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Unit #1 Vocabulary (AP Language and Composition) Flashcards

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8142558618acquisitive(adj.) able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property SYNONYMS: greedy, grasping, avaricious, retentive ANTOMYMS: altruistic, unrententive0
8142558619arrogate(v.) to claim or take without right SYNONYMS: expropriate, usurp, seize, commandeer ANTONYMS: relinquish, renounce, abdicate, abandon1
8142558620belabor(v.) to work on excessively; to thrash soundly SYNONYMS: overwork, blow out of proportion ANTONYMS:2
8142558621carping(adj.) tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way; (n.) petty, nagging criticism SYNONYMS: (adj.) nit-picking, complaining, whining ANTONYMS: (adj.) approving, uncritical3
8142558622coherent(adj.) holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful SYNONYMS: connected, unified, consistent, cohesive, reasonable, logical ANTONYMS: muddled, chaotic, disjointed4
8142558623congeal(v.) to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid SYNONYMS: harden, jell, coagulate, solidify ANTONYMS: melt, liquidfy5
8142558624emulate(v.) to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model SYNONYMS: copy, mimic, rival, match, measure up to ANTONYMS:6
8142558625encomium(n.) a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute SYNONYMS: eulogy, commendation, accolade, tribute, testimonial ANTONYMS:7
8142558626eschew(v.) to avoid, shun, keep away from SYNONYMS: forgo, steer clear of, abstain from ANTONYMS: embrace, adopt8
8142558627germane(adj.) relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting SYNONYMS: pertinent, apt, suitable, applicable ANTONYMS: irrelevent, extraneous, inappropriate9
8142558628insatiable(adj.) so great or demanding as not to be satisfied SYNONYMS: voracious, ravenous, unquenchable ANTONYMS:10
8142558629intransigent(adj.) refusing to compromise, irreconcilable SYNONYMS: uncompromising, unyielding, obstinate, stubborn ANTONYMS: lukewarm, halfhearted, yielding11
8142558630invidious(adj.) offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment SYNONYMS: unfair, discriminatory, spiteful, malicious, prejudicial, pejorative ANTONYMS: complimentary, flattering12
8142558631largesse(n.) generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions SYNONYMS: bounty, kindness, generosity, charity ANTONYMS: stinginess, miserliness13
8142558632reconnaissance(n.) a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination SYNONYMS: scouting expedition, survey, exploration, inspection, observation ANTONYMS:14
8142558633substantiate(v.) to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to SYNONYMS: verify, confirm, validate, authenticate ANTONYMS: refute, disprove, invalidate15
8142558634taciturn(adj.) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little SYNONYMS: tight-lipped, uncommunicative, untalkative, quiet, secretive, laconic ANTONYMS: garrulous, loquacious, prolix, verbose16
8142558635temporize(v.) to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise SYNONYMS: hedge, dillydally, procrastinate, delay ANTONYMS:17
8142558636tenable(adj.) capable of being held or defended SYNONYMS: justifiable, defensible, supportable, arguable, maintainable ANTONYMS: indefensible, unjustifiable18
8142558637banal(adj.) hackneyed, trite, commonplace SYNONYMS: stale, insipid ANTONYMS: fresh, novel, original, new19

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