AP Language Lesson 38A Flashcards
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4779730667 | Abrogate | (v.) to repeal, cancel, declare null and void | 0 | |
4779730668 | Adamant | (adj.) firm in purpose or opinion, unyielding, obdurate, implacable, inflexible; (n.) an extremely hard substance | 1 | |
4779733250 | Barbarism | the incorrect usage of words or forms of language | 2 | |
4779733949 | Colloquial | Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing | 3 | |
4779733950 | Compatriot | fellow countryman | 4 | |
4779734648 | Defuse | remove the fuse of a bomb; reduce or eliminate a threat | 5 | |
4779734649 | Effrontry | Insolent behavior | 6 | |
4779736161 | Egregious | boldness, audacity (usually in the negative sense) | 7 | |
4779738496 | Gambol | playfully skip or leap | 8 | |
4779738497 | Hemophilia | An X-linked recessive disorder in which blood fails to clot properly, leading to excessive bleeding if injured. | 9 | |
4779739329 | Immunity | Resistance to disease | 10 |