AP Language Set A Flashcards
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862498449 | GUISE | general external appearance | 0 | |
862498450 | SEMBLANCE | an assumed or unreal appearance | 1 | |
862498451 | DISPARAGE | to speak of or treat slightingly | 2 | |
862498452 | PROSCRIBE | to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; banish exile | 3 | |
862498453 | ENCAPSULATE | to summarize or condense | 4 | |
862498454 | APHORISM | a short pithy instructive saying | 5 | |
862498455 | SINE QUA NON | an indispensable condition, element, or factor | 6 | |
862498456 | QUINTESSENTIAL | of the pure and essential essence of something; representing the perfect example of a class or quality | 7 | |
862498457 | ILLUSORY | causing illusion; deceptive; misleading | 8 | |
862498458 | DISPARATE | fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind | 9 | |
862498459 | VINDICATE | to clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof | 10 | |
862498460 | APLOMB | confidence and composure under strain without arrogance | 11 | |
862498461 | AUSPICIOUS | promising success; favorable | 12 | |
862498462 | APODICTIC | incontestable because of having been proved | 13 | |
862498463 | UNTENABLE | incapable of being defended or justified | 14 | |
862498464 | DISSENT | to differ in sentiment from the majority | 15 | |
862498465 | UBIQUITOUS | being present everywhere at once | 16 | |
862498466 | PARADIGM | a cognitive framework shared by members of any discipline or group (the company's business paradigm) | 17 | |
862498467 | TRAVESTY | any grotesque or debased likeness or imitation (a travesty of justice) | 18 | |
862498468 | CREDULOUS | willing to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence | 19 |