6013495800 | acquiesce | v. to give in to or consent to without protest and without enthusiasm | 0 | |
6013501769 | altercation | n. an angry argument | 1 | |
6013501770 | assail | v. to attack violently; to assault; to attack with arguments, words or questions syn. contentious | 2 | |
6015970033 | beleaguer | v. to besiege or surround with troops; to beset; to harass | 3 | |
6015975221 | brunt | n. the main shock or force of a blow or attack; the heaviest part of an accusation or attack | 4 | |
6015981035 | deprecate | v. to express strong disapproval of something; to plead against; to belittle | 5 | |
6015997974 | palliate | v. to ease without curing; to alleviate; to make (a crime or offense) appear less serious; to lessen the intensity of something | 6 | |
6016010958 | phalanx | n. a formation of massed soldiers; a closely united group | 7 | |
6016038770 | predecessor | n. a person who precedes another in an office or position | 8 | |
6016040750 | redress | n. a correction; a reparation; a relief v. to set something right or to remedy | 9 | |
6016051025 | bulwark | n. a wall of earth used for defense; a person or thing that gives support or protection | 10 | |
6016055532 | carnage | n. slaughter; the bloody killing of a great many people, as in war | 11 | |
6016062160 | coalition | n. an alliance, usually of nations, political parties, or factions; a temporary union | 12 | |
6016069411 | exodus | n. a departure, usually of a great number of people | 13 | |
6016071471 | heinous | adj. abominable; grossly wicked and hateful; vile | 14 | |
6016074617 | holocaust | n. great or total destruction of life or property, especially by fire | 15 | |
6016085209 | insidious | adj. sly; treacherous; working in a hidden but dangerous way | 16 | |
6016087399 | invidious | adj. likely to cause ill will or envy; hateful | 17 | |
6016097101 | martyr | n. one who is persecuted, tortured, or killed for refusing to renounce religious principles; one who sacrifices for the sake of a belief or cause v. to torture or put to death for refusing to deny a belief or faith | 18 | |
6016108596 | waive | v. to relinquish, usually a claim, right, or privilege; to defer or delay | 19 |
Unit 8 Vocabulary AP Flashcards
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