AP Language 2013-14 Set 2 Flashcards

AP Language Vocabulary

922335525	erroneous	in a mistaken manner	0
922335526	perceived	to become aware of through the senses	1
922335527	noxious	injurious to physical or mental health	2
922335528	heresy	a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion	3
922335529	perish	pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life	4
922335530	combustion	the act of burning something	5
922335531	instinct	inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli	6
922335532	juxtaposition	Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts	7
922335533	morass	a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot	8
922335534	pandemonium	a state of extreme confusion and disorder	9
922335535	unraveling	to undo	10
922335536	paleontological	the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains	11
922335537	mediocrity	poor to middling in quality	12
922335538	ornithologist	a zoologist who studies birds	13
922335539	ribald	humorously vulgar	14
922335540	ethics	the philosophical study of moral values and rules	15
922335541	biota	all the plant and animal life of a particular region	16
922335542	cleavage	the state of being split or cleft	17
922335543	propriety	correct or appropriate behavior	18
922335544	criteria	A means of judging. A standard, rule, or test by which something can be judged.	19