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Unit #5 Vocabulary (AP Language and Composition) Flashcards

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7908336071acuity(n.) sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses). synonyms: keeness, acuteness0
7908336072delineate(v.) to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially. synonyms: depict, picture, render1
7908336073depraved(adj.) marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles. synonyms: perverted, degenerate, vicious, corrupt2
7908336074enervate(v.) to weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring. synonyms: impair, cripple, paralyze3
7908336075esoteric(adj.) intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret. synonyms: occult, cryptic, arcane, recondite4
7908336076fecund(adj.) fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive. synonyms: fertile, teeming, prolific5
7908336077fiat(n.) an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness. synonyms: edict, dictum, ukase6
7908336078figment(n.) a fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion. synonyms: creation, invention, fancy7
7908336079garner(v.) to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use. synonyms: collect, accumulate, accrue8
7908336080hallow(v.) to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere. synonyms: venerate, bless9
7908336081idiosyncrasy(n.) a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify. synonyms: eccentricity, quirk, mannerism10
7908336082ignominy(n.) shame and disgrace. synonyms: dishonor, humiliation, disrepute, odium11
7908336083mundane(adj.) earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary. synonyms: prosaic, humdrum, routine, sublunary12
7908336084nuance(n.) a subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality), delicate gradation or shade of difference. synonyms: shade, nicety, refinement13
7908336085overweening(adj.) conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate. synonyms: arrogant, unbridled, inflated14
7908336086penchant(n.) a strong attraction or inclination. synonyms: proclivity, propensity, predilection15
7908336087reputed(adj.) according to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation; (part.) alleged. synonyms: putative, reputable, supposed16
7908336088sophistry(n.) reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy. synonyms: specious reasoning17
7908336089sumptuous(adj.) costly, rich, magnificent. synonyms: lavish, munificent, opulent, splendid18
7908336090ubiquitous(adj.) present or existing everywhere. synonyms: omnipresent, pervasive, universal19

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