AP Language Lesson 42B Flashcards
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4854649752 | Intuitive | instinctive, untaught | 0 | |
4854649753 | irreverent | disrespectful (Your generation didn't invent sarcasm or irreverence.) | 1 | |
4854651775 | malfeasant | one who is guilty of misbehavior or wrongdoing | 2 | |
4854651776 | malign | (v.) - to slander, to smear, to libel, to defame, to speak evil of | 3 | |
4854653697 | maverick | (n.) an independent, nonconformist person (Andreas is a real maverick and always does things his own way.) | 4 | |
4854653698 | plunderer | one who robs or loots or otherwise takes things by force | 5 | |
4854659413 | predator | An animal that naturally preys on others | 6 | |
4854659414 | revelry | boisterous festivity | 7 | |
4854661927 | sanguine | Very confident | 8 | |
4854661928 | taut | Pulled or drawn tight | 9 | |
4854662944 | thwart | (v.) to oppose successfully; to prevent, frustrate | 10 | |
4854662945 | timorous | cowardly; fearful | 11 | |
4854662946 | vitrolic | bitter, sarcastic, highly caustic or biting | 12 | |
4854664717 | vulnerable | (adj.) open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected | 13 |