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AP Language and Composition #3 Flashcards

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6489299141Stratagemtrick designed to deceive an enemy; plan, scheme, ruse0
6489299142Surreptitiouslydone by secretive means1
6489299143Warycareful, cautious, engard2
6489300657ObdurateStubborn, unyielding. Refusing to change one's opinion.3
6489300658ProliferateIncrease or spread rapidly or excessively4
6489300659Malleableeasily changed or influenced5
6489302201Inveteratehaving a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change6
6489302202FacetiousPlayfully humorous7
6489307826Truncatedshortened; cut off8
6489307827Dilettantea person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge; an amateur9
6489307828Virtuosoa person highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit: a celebrated clarinet virtuoso10
6489307829Causticsarcastic in a scathing and bitter way; bitingly sarcastic or witty11
6489309089Fractiousirritable and quarrelsome12
6489309090Malfeasancewrongdoing, especially by a public official13
6489309091Hackneyedlacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite, cliche14
6489312103Ponderousslow and clumsy because of great weight; extremely dull and tedious15
6489312104Nascentjust coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential16
6489312105Timorousshowing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence; timid, fearful17
6489312106Fastidiousvery attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail; picky, persnickety18
6489314253Insolventunable to pay debts owed19

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