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Lesson 1: AP Language Terms Flashcards

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6087488458Autonomousindependent,self-contained0
6087498510Banalcommon,ordinary,lacking freshness,hackneyed1
6087514127Benignnot causing harm,of gentle disposition2
6087517877Capriciouschanging suddenly,fickle3
6087541641Dawdleto waste time,to spend time idly, to move in a lackadaisical manner4
6087552555Defamationact of harming or ruining another's reputation5
6087577459Esotericunderstood only by a small group or a select few6
6087587690Exacerbateto aggravate, to irritate, to vex7
6087599298Extolto praise, to glorify8
6087621222Fastidiousreflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude, critical to an extreme9
6087633544Furtivesecret in an underhanded way10
6087641006Gregarioussociable and outgoing11
6088047452Hypocriteone who is insincere or deceitful12
6088052679Innateexisting from birth,inborn13
6088056940Lethargicsluggish,languid14
6088064988Melancholydepression of spirits15
6088064989Opaquenot allowing the passage of light,not transparent;hard to understand16
6088072334Prolificabundantly fruitful,marked by great productivity17
6088078878ReproveTo scold or to rebuke for a misdeed usually with kindly intent18
6088084327Symmetrybalanced proportions19
6088088027Tranquilpeaceful20
6088091321Venerateto honor,to revere21
6088180203Antithesisa direct opposite, a contrast22
6088188997Ascendto move upward, to rise from a lower station23
6088194200Austerestrict,stern;unadorned,ascetic24

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