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AP Lang Ch. 9 Vocab Flashcards
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| 13114167243 | autonomy | (n.) self-government, political control | 0 | |
| 13114167244 | repugnant | (adj.) offensive, disagreeable, distasteful | 1 | |
| 13114172098 | scrutinize | to examine closely | 2 | |
| 13114174278 | ubiquitous | present, appearing, or found everywhere | 3 | |
| 13114174279 | presumptuous | too forward or bold; overstepping proper bounds | 4 | |
| 13114183918 | apathetic | feeling or showing little emotion | 5 | |
| 13114186046 | incontrovertible | unquestionable, beyond dispute | 6 | |
| 13114187513 | placate | to appease, soothe, pacify | 7 | |
| 13114189893 | cosmopolitan | worldly; sophisticated | 8 | |
| 13114191697 | auspicious | favorable; promising; pointing to a good result | 9 | |
| 13114194171 | disingenuous | Insincere, not genuine | 10 | |
| 13114196507 | disparity | inequality; difference | 11 | |
| 13114199355 | clandestine | (adj.) secret, concealed; underhanded | 12 | |
| 13114204183 | antipathy | (n.) a strong dislike, hostile feeling | 13 | |
| 13114204184 | pedestrian | undistinguished; ordinary; conventional | 14 |
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Chapter 20 AP World History Flashcards
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| 9401832123 | How did the emergence of Germany as a new nation-state affect the European political scene after 1870? | Germany's arrival disrupted the established order | 0 | |
| 9401832124 | Which of the following explains how an assassination in Austria-Hungary triggered World War I? | The triple alliance and the triple entente | 1 | |
| 9401832125 | Which of the following was a term of the Treaty of Versailles? | Germany was to accept sole responsibility for the cause of WWI | 2 | |
| 9401832126 | The new states that had been carved out of which empire were governed as mandates of the League of Nations after World War I? | The Ottoman Empire | 3 | |
| 9401832127 | What happened to the German territory in China after World War I ended? | Japan Claimed It | 4 | |
| 9401832128 | Which of the following describes the position of the United States after World War I? | It became Europe's main creditor. | 5 | |
| 9401832129 | Which of the following characterized European and American culture in the 1920s? | A new consumerism | 6 | |
| 9401832130 | Which of the following represents a response among many Latin American countries to the global repercussions of the Great Depression? | Import substitution industrialization | 7 | |
| 9401832131 | The set of reforms packaged as the New Deal was based on the belief that | Government actions and spending programs could correct the market | 8 | |
| 9401832132 | Which of the following was a factor in causing the Great Depression? | Speculation on the stock market | 9 | |
| 9401832133 | Which of the following describes popular attitudes in Europe toward the prospect of war in the summer of 1914? | Widespread enthusiasm | 10 | |
| 9401832134 | Which country was least affected by the Great Depression? | The Soviet Union | 11 | |
| 9401832135 | Which of the following did Japan, Italy, and Germany share in the 1930s? | Aggressive ambition for conquest & empire building | 12 | |
| 9401832136 | What drew Japan, Germany, and Italy into a political alliance by 1936-1937? | Hostility towards the Soviet Union | 13 | |
| 9401832137 | What effect did World War II have on communism? | It enabled communist parties in Eastern Europe and China to assume power | 14 | |
| 9401832138 | In contrast to what transpired during World War I, Germany during World War II was able to | conquer France quickly | 15 | |
| 9401832139 | What effect did the U.S. Marshall Plan have on European economies? | It promoted economic growth and widespread prosperity in Western Europe. | 16 | |
| 9401832140 | Which of the following was a more prominent feature of World War II than World War I? | The blurring of the line between civilian and military targets | 17 | |
| 9401832141 | Which of the following appealed to fascists? | Nationalism | 18 | |
| 9401832142 | Japanese politics and society during the 1920s suggested that Japan favored | democratic politics and Western culture | 19 | |
| 9401832143 | Which of the following resulted from Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor? | The wars in Asia and Europe merged into a single global war. | 20 | |
| 9401832144 | What happened to Europe's empires in Asia and Africa after the end of World War II? | European empires collapsed as colonies achieved independence. | 21 | |
| 9401832145 | Which of the following committed the United States to the defense of Europe against the Soviet Union after World War II? | The North Atlantic Treaty Organization | 22 | |
| 9401832146 | How did the American occupation of Japan after World War II affect the Japanese economy? | It promoted rapid economic growth and generated economic prosperity. | 23 | |
| 9401832147 | Which of the following contributed to Western European recovery after the devastation of World War II? | The ability of Western European countries to integrate their economies | 24 | |
| 9401832148 | Which of the following strained Japan's relations with Western powers in the early 1940s? | Japanese military operations in Indochina, Malaya, and Burma | 25 | |
| 9401832149 | Which of the following was a distinctive and central feature of the German expression of fascism? | An insistence on a racial revolution | 26 | |
| 9401832150 | Which of the following was a reason for the popularity of the Nazi Party once it seized power in the 1930s? | Its success in bringing Germany out of the Great Depression | 27 |
AP Spanish Idiomatic Expressions Flashcards
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| 11418849630 | ser pan comido | to be a piece of cake | 0 | |
| 11418849631 | tirar la casa por la ventana | to spare no expense | 1 | |
| 11418849632 | quedarse de piedra | to be stunned | 2 | |
| 11418849633 | echar agua al mar | to be worthless | 3 | |
| 11418849634 | vale la pena | to be worth it | 4 | |
| 11418849635 | cada dos por tres | frequently | 5 | |
| 11418849636 | en un abrir y cerrar de ojos | in the blink of an eye | 6 | |
| 11418849637 | hablar hasta los codos | to talk up to your elbows | 7 | |
| 11418849638 | mejor dicho | in other words | 8 | |
| 11418854008 | Tomar el pelo | to pull someone's leg | 9 | |
| 11418861159 | Ser pan comido | to be a piece of cake | 10 | |
| 11418865970 | Estar como una cabra | to be a little crazy | 11 | |
| 11418871164 | No tener pelos en la lengua | to speak one's mind | 12 | |
| 11418878054 | Lo dijo de labios para fuera | to say something you didn't mean | 13 | |
| 11418885018 | Estar hecho un ají | to be very angry | 14 | |
| 11418887981 | Empezar la casa por el tejado | to put the cart before the horse | 15 | |
| 11418890911 | Estar más sano que una pera | to be fit as a fiddle | 16 | |
| 11418894483 | Ser uña y carne | to be close as can be | 17 | |
| 11418897385 | Tener un humor de perros | to be in a bad mood | 18 | |
| 11418900661 | Se me hace agua la boca | to make one's mouth water | 19 | |
| 11418903712 | Tiene más lana que un borrego | to be loaded (with cash) | 20 | |
| 11418906648 | Echar agua al mar | to do something pointless | 21 | |
| 11418975416 | Temblar como un flan | to shake like a leaf | 22 | |
| 11418979927 | Darle la vuelta a la tortilla | turn the tide | 23 | |
| 11418984687 | No hay color | there's no comparison | 24 | |
| 11418988051 | Estar sin blanca | to be broke | 25 | |
| 11418992739 | Llover a cántaros | to rain cats and dogs | 26 | |
| 11418997537 | Acostarse con las gallinas | to go to bed early | 27 | |
| 11419002470 | Ser un ave nocturna | to be a night owl | 28 | |
| 11419006857 | Ser como buscar una aguja en un pajar | to be like looking for a needle in a haystack | 29 | |
| 11419011102 | Abrir de par en par | to be wide open | 30 | |
| 11419017456 | Estar frito | to be fried | 31 | |
| 11419025409 | No hay tutía | no way, not gonna happen | 32 |
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Connecting Words - AP Spanish Language & Culture Flashcards
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| 13879650640 | provided that | a condición de que | 0 | |
| 13879654211 | so that | a fin de que | 1 | |
| 13879658242 | unless | a menos que | 2 | |
| 13879658243 | as soon as | así que | 3 | |
| 13879713299 | even | aun | 4 | |
| 13879713300 | although | aunque | 5 | |
| 13879719279 | not even | ni siquiera | 6 | |
| 13879722340 | mientras | while | 7 | |
| 13879728142 | however, nevertheless | sin embargo | 8 | |
| 13879728143 | if | si | 9 | |
| 13879732577 | but rather | sino | 10 | |
| 13879738064 | since, seeing that | ya que | 11 | |
| 13879746083 | in spite of | a pesar de que | 12 | |
| 13879750334 | beginning with | a partir de | 13 | |
| 13879750336 | at the beginning | al principio | 14 | |
| 13879753178 | to begin | para empezar | 15 | |
| 13879756809 | in the first place | en primer lugar | 16 | |
| 13879761905 | at the same time | a la misma vez, al mismo tiempo | 17 | |
| 13879769139 | besides, furthermore | además | 18 | |
| 13879769140 | right now | ahora mismo | 19 | |
| 13879774120 | regarding | con respecto a | 20 | |
| 13879779740 | nowadays | hoy día | 21 | |
| 13879808518 | then | entonces | 22 | |
| 13879810756 | from now on | de hoy en adelante | 23 | |
| 13879815174 | during | durante | 24 | |
| 13879817853 | also | también | 25 | |
| 13879817854 | neither | tampoco | 26 | |
| 13879823760 | on the other hand | en cambio | 27 | |
| 13880191621 | generally | por lo general | 28 | |
| 13880195746 | in my opinion | a mi paracer | 29 | |
| 13880195747 | in fact | de hecho | 30 | |
| 13880199634 | actually | en realidad | 31 | |
| 13880202946 | above all | sobre todo | 32 | |
| 13880202948 | in other words | en otras palabras | 33 | |
| 13880221698 | for example | por ejemplo | 34 | |
| 13880226357 | at any rate, anyhow | de todos modos | 35 | |
| 13880229450 | finally | en fin | 36 | |
| 13880229454 | in summary | en resumen | 37 | |
| 13880231500 | in any case | en todo caso | 38 | |
| 13880236907 | for that reason | por ese motivo | 39 | |
| 13880242631 | for the same reason | por lo mismo | 40 | |
| 13880252191 | as a result | como consecuencia | 41 | |
| 13880255044 | consequently | por lo tanto | 42 | |
| 13880260389 | one must realize that | hay que tomar en cuenta que | 43 | |
| 13880265017 | to summarize | para resumir | 44 |
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AP Language Vocabulary #1 Flashcards
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| 7242251148 | Permeate | To pass into and penetrate throughout; to spread or diffuse into; to pervade | 0 | |
| 7242251149 | Etymology | The sturdy of word origins, development and changes in accepted meaning | 1 | |
| 7242251150 | Prevaricator | One who evades the truth | 2 | |
| 7242251151 | Gyration | A revolving action around an axis; a whirling or spinning motion | 3 | |
| 7242251152 | Nefarious | Wicked; vicious | 4 | |
| 7242251153 | Gregarious | Living in groups; social | 5 | |
| 7242251154 | Ostracized | Banished; excluded; shut out | 6 | |
| 7242251155 | Diurnal | Of the daytime; during the course of a day | 7 | |
| 7242251156 | Officious | Forcing one'a attention or service upon another; overly meddlesome | 8 | |
| 7242251157 | Stereotyped | Following a pattern; unoriginal; conventional | 9 |
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