Unit 9 AP Language Vocabulary Flashcards
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| 3718188944 | abate | (v.) to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit SYNONYMS: diminish, decrease, subside, let up ANTONYMS: intensify, increase, magnify, wax |  | 0 |
| 3718198795 | adulation | (n.) praise or flattery that is excessive SYNONYMS: adoration, idolization, hero-worship ANTONYMS: ridicule, derision, odium |  | 1 |
| 3718205910 | anathema | (n.) an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation SYNONYMS: malediction, imprecation, abomination ANTONYMS: benediction, blessing |  | 2 |
| 3718213193 | astute | (adj.) shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom SYNONYMS: acute, sagacious, judicious, wily ANTONYMS: obtuse, doltish, empty-headed, dumb |  | 3 |
| 3718215215 | avarice | (n.) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth SYNONYMS: cupidity, rapacity, acquisitiveness |  | 4 |
| 3718217526 | culpable | (adj.) deserving blame, worthy if condemnation SYNONYMS: guilty, delinquent, peccant, blameworthy ANTONYMS: blameless, innocent, laudable, meritorious |  | 5 |
| 3718220216 | dilatory | (adj.) tending to delay or procrastinate; not prompt; intended to delay or postpone SYNONYMS: stalling, slow,tardy, laggard ANTONYMS: prompt, punctual, speedy, expeditious |  | 6 |
| 3718223962 | egregious | (adj.) conspicuous, standing out from the mass SYNONYMS: glaring, flagrant, blatant ANTONYMS: unnoticeable, paltry, piddling |  | 7 |
| 3718316121 | equivocate | (v.) to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous SYNONYMS: to talk out both sides of one's mouth, palter, hedge ANTONYMS: to speak one's mine plainly |  | 8 |
| 3718324107 | evanescent | (adj.) vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy SYNONYMS: ephemeral, transient, transitory ANTONYMS: everlasting, immortal, imperishable |  | 9 |
| 3718333180 | irresolute | (adj.) unable to make up one's mind, hesitating SYNONYMS: indecisive, vacillating, wavering ANTONYMS: determined, decisive, unwavering |  | 10 |
| 3718340902 | nebulous | (adj.) cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct SYNONYMS: hazy, fuzzy, cloudy, opaque, indeterminate ANTONYMS: definite, distinct, clear, sharply focused |  | 11 |
| 3718344286 | novice | (n.) one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience SYNONYMS: neophyte, tyro, trainee, apprentice ANTONYMS: veteran, past master, pro, expert |  | 12 |
| 3718346973 | penury | (n.) extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency SYNONYMS: destitution, indigence ANTONYMS: affluence, luxury |  | 13 |
| 3718349067 | pretentious | (adj.) done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; ambitious SYNONYMS: ostentatious, inflated ANTONYMS: unaffected, modest |  | 14 |
| 3718353085 | recapitulate | (v.) to review a series of facts; to sum up SYNONYMS: review, summarize, go over |  | 15 |
| 3718354653 | resuscitate | (v.) to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence SYNONYMS: revitalize, reanimate, restore, reactivate |  | 16 |
| 3718356871 | slovenly | (adj.) untidy, dirty, careless SYNONYMS: unkempt, slatternly, lax ANTONYMS: neat, meticulous |  | 17 |
| 3718358270 | supposition | (n.) something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence SYNONYMS: assumption, presumption, hypothesis |  | 18 |
| 3718361202 | torpid | (adj.) inactive, sluggish, dull SYNONYMS: lethargic, languid ANTONYMS: energetic, vigorous |  | 19 |