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Unit 3 AP Language Vocab Flashcards

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For Mrs. Stark's AP Language class

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5686110322AestheticHaving a sense of beauty; giving the impression of beauty0
5686142509IngratiateTo charm; win favor; make oneself agreeable1
5686148890VitriolicSharply critical; harsh; biting2
5686162966VirtuosoAn expert, particularly in the arts3
5686175226CatalystA person or thing that brings about change4
5686179141ProprietyAppropriateness5
5686183251DisparageTo criticize; put down6
5686191480InsipidFlat; tasteless; unexciting7
5686197613PeerlessSo superior as to be without equal; incomparable; unsurpassed8
5686213419WhimsicalFanciful; odd; arbitrary9
5686231993RebuffTo reject bluntly; snub10
5686234936DeviousNot straightforward; tricky; shifty11
5686241616ImmutableNever changing or varying12
5686246934PonderousHeavy, labored; massive; lacking grace13
5686254103PredecessorA person who comes before another in time14
5686262605AmicableFriendly; showing goodwill15
5686269255StaticNot moving or progressing; still16
5686276781EffaceTo wipe out; erase17
5686280155DissonanceA harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds18
5686315952GarrulousTalkative to an annoying degree19
5686326805BombasticUsing high-sounding language without much meaning; overblown20
5686377810AcquiesceTo consent without protest; comply, assent21
5686384661BelittleTo make something seem less worthy or less important22
5686389818DiffidentLacking self-confidence; timid23
5686409755ScantyBarely sufficient; barely adequate; meager24
5686403275LaconicUsing as few words as possible; terse25
5686419253ArticulateWell-spoken26
5686435921SubjugateTo bring under control; enslave; conquer27
5686444119DelineateTo represent in words or pictures28
5686452109ConciliatoryTending to win over or appease; pacify29
5686466996TurbulenceViolent irregularity, disturbance, or agitation, as of motion, air, or water30
5686486963MeagerLacking in quality or quantity; insufficient31
5686495860QuixoticIdealistic but impractical32
5686501238SuppressTo put down by force33
5686521291AnarchyLawlessness; lack of government; absence of authority or rules34
5686530558TemerityRash boldness35
5686537127SalutaryPromoting good health36
5686541150DepravityEvil; moral corruption37
5686544592AuthoritarianDemanding or expecting total obedience38
5686551636PredilectionA natural preference; tendency to like something39
5686572882DesecrateTo treat something with extreme disrespect; to defile40
5686581738EvanescentGradually disappearing; fading away like a vapor41
5686594092ParagonA model of excellence or perfection42
5686602294ProvincialLimited and narrow in outlook; unsophisticated43
5686608056UsurpTo seize power or position by force44
5686613733SuperciliousProud; scornful; looking down on others45
5686621836IndigentNot having enough to live on; very poor; impoverished46
5686630736SteadfastFirmly and consistently loyal47
5686636426CallousHardened in mind or feelings48
5686641922HeedTo pay attention to49
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