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AP Language Vocabulary Chapter 8 Flashcards

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14382536188acquiesceaccept something reluctantly but without protest0
14382536189affinitya likeness, a natural relationship, a kinship1
14382536190blasphemousirreverent, profane, sacrilegious2
14382536191buttressa support or prop up3
14382536192circumspectcareful, cautious4
14382536193corroborationevidence that confirms or supports a statement, confirming5
14382536194depleteto use up, to waste6
14382536195despoticexercising absolute power, tyrannical7
14382536196emaciatedunnaturally thin or weak8
14382536197empiricalbased on observation or experiment9
14382536198extraneouscoming from the outside, foreign, present but not essential, irrelevant10
14382536199fallowinactive, unproductive11
14382536200homogeneousof the same kind, alike12
14382536201hyperboleexaggeration13
14382536202incontrovertibleunquestionable, beyond dispute14
14382536203irascibleeasily angered, irritable15
14382536204laconicbrief and to the point16
14382536205magnanimityhaving a lofty, generous, and courageous spirit17
14382536206obsequiousoverly submissive and eager to please18
14382536207proliferationrapid increase in numbers, multiplication19
14382536208scrupulousexact, careful, attending thoroughly to details, having high moral standards20
14382536209sublimelofty or grand21
14382536210surreptitioussecret, stealthy22
14382536211veracitytruthfulness, honesty23
14382536212zealgreat energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective24
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AP English Language Vocab 2 Flashcards

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15243127556beatific(adj.) blissful; rendering or making blessed0
15243134907behemoth(n.) a creature of enormous size, power, or appearance1
15243139198blandishment(n.) anything designed to flatter or coax; sweet talk, apple-polishing2
15243144401cacophonous(adj.) harsh-sounding, raucous, discordant, dissonant3
15243152179chicanery(n.) trickery; deception4
15243159477consign(v.) to give over to another's care, charge, or control; to entrust, deliver; to set apart for a special use5
15243166626coup(n.) a highly successful stroke, masterstroke, tour de force, act, plan, or stratagem; a sudden takeover of power or leadership6
15243176029euphemism(n.) a mild or inoffensive expression used in place of a harsh or unpleasant one; a substitute7
15243186715febrile(adj.) feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever; frenetic8
15243186799gainsay(v.) to deny, contradict, controvert; to dispute, oppose9
15243198787imminent(adj.) about to happen, threatening10
15243206778innate(adj.) inborn; natural11
15243213876loath(adj.) unwilling, reluctant, disinclined12
15243222393manifest(adj.) clear, evident to the eyes or mind; (v.) to show plainly, exhibit, evince; (n.) a list of cargo and/or passengers13
15243245160minutiae(pl. n.) small or trivial details, trifling matters14
15243248487moratorium(n.) a suspension of activity; an official waiting period; an authorized period of delay15
15243252495nostrum(n.) an alleged cure-all; a remedy or scheme of questionable effectiveness16
15243256612pariah(n.) one who is rejected by a social group or organization17
15243277775visionary(adj.) not practical, lacking in realism; having the nature of a fantasy or dream; (n.) one given to far fetched ideas; a dreamer or seer characterized by vision or foresight18
15243321475wizened(adj. part.) dry, shrunken, and wrinkled (often as the result of aging)19
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