AP Language Flashcards

2549683877	Atrophy	Deterioration; any progressive decline or failure	0
2549683878	Acuity	Sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses)	1
2549683879	Abstruse	Extremely difficult to understand; arcane	2
2549683880	Apertune	An opening, gap, hole, orifice	3
2549683881	Affront	An intentional insult, to confront	4
2549683882	Banal	Trite, hackneyed, stale, commonplace	5
2549683883	Bastion	A fortified place; citadel, rampart	6
2549683884	Badinage	Light and playful conversation; banter	7
2549683885	Behemoth	A creature of enormous size, power, appearence	8
2549683886	Bucolic	Rural, characteristic of the countryside	9
2549683887	Celerity	Swiftness, rapidity of motion or action	10
2549683888	Conciliate	To reconcile, pacify, mollify	11
2549683889	Coterie	A close-knit circle of acquaintances	12
2549683890	Canard	A false rumor, fabricated story	13
2549683891	Cabal	A small group working in secret, gang	14
2549683892	Captious	Excessively ready to find fault, carping	15
2549683893	Decry	To condemn, express strong didapproval6	16
2549683894	Diatribe	A bitter and prolonged verbal attack	17
2549683895	Dissidence	A difference of opinion; disagreement	18
2549683896	Deign	To think it appropriate to one's dignity to do something	19
2549683897	Deprecate	To express mild disapproval, to frown upon	20
2549683898	Dilettante	One who engages in an activity in an amateurish way/trifling way	21
2549683899	Emcomium	A formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute	22
2549683900	Esoteric	Private, intended for or understood by only a select few	23
2549683901	Effrontery	Shameless boldness, chutzpah	24
2549683902	Ebullient	Overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement	25
2549683903	Ephemeral	Lasting only a short time, shortlived	26
2549683904	Feckless	Lacking in spirit and strength, feeble	27
2549683905	Fatuous	Stupid or foolish in a self satisfied way	28
2549683906	Febrile	Feverish, frenetic	29
2549683907	Foible	A weak point, failing, a shortcoming	30
2549683908	Fecund	Fruitful in offspring or vegetation, prolific	31
2549683909	Garner	To collect, to require as the result of effort	32
2549683910	Gregarious	Extroverted, living together in a group or herd	33
2549683911	Ghoulish	Barbarious; revolting in an unnatural or violent way	34
2549683912	Grouse	A type of gamebird; to complain	35
2549683913	Glean	To gather bit by bit, to cull	36
2549683914	Halycon	Of or relating to the halycon; calm, peaceful, happy, golden	37
2549683915	Histrionic	Theatrical, melodramatic	38
2549683916	Hapless	Marked by persistent absence of good luck	39
2549683917	Hallow	To set apart as holy or sacred	40
2549683918	Incendiary	Deliberately setting or causing fires; inflammatory	41
2549683919	Indubitable	Unquestionable; not to be doubted or denied	42
2549683920	Inure	To accustom, to render used to something by long subjection or exposure	43
2549683921	Impecunious	Impoverished; having little or no money	44
2549683922	Intransigent	Refusing to compromise, obdurate	45
2549683923	Jocular	Humerous, jesting, jolly, facetious	46
2549683924	Juggernaut	A massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path	47
2549683925	Largesse	Generosity in giving, liberality	48
2549683926	Loath	Unwilling, reluctant, disinclined, averse	49
2549737942	Laconic	Concise, using few words	50
2549737943	Litany	A prayer consisting to short appeals to god, repetitive chant	51
2549737944	Languish	To become weak, feeble, dull, or depressing	52
2549737945	Myopic	Near sighted, lacking a broad view	53
2549737946	Minutiae	Trivial matters, small details	54
2549737947	Moratorium	Postponement, official waiting period	55
2549737948	Machination	Scheming designed to accomplish a goal- usually evil	56
2549737949	Mordant	Biting in manner, thought or style	57
2549737950	Nettle	A prickly plant	58
2549737951	Nuance	A slight variation	59
2549737952	Neophyte	Beginner, new convert	60
2549737953	Necromancer	One who claimed to reveal the future (usually magically)	61
2549737954	Nascent	Just beginning to exist	62
2549737955	Overt	Open, not hidden	63
2549737956	Obtuse	Not coming to a point	64
2549737957	Onerous	Burdensome	65
2549737958	Obsequious	Slavish attentiveness	66
2549737959	Obeisance	A deep bow, or body movement showing respect	67
2549737960	Pejorative	Expressing contempt or disapproval	68
2549737961	Pusillanimous	Coward, or mean spirited	69
2549737962	Paucity	In adequate quantity	70
2549737963	Progeny	Descendants, offspring	71
2549737964	Pariah	One who is rejected by a group	72
2549737965	Recumbent	A reclining position	73
2549737966	Raiment	Clothing, garments	74
2549737967	Recant	To withdraw a statement or belief	75
2549737968	Rectitude	Uprightness	76
2549737969	Requite	Suitable repayment	77
2549737970	Substantive	To prove, establish by evidence	78
2549737971	Sophistry	Seems plausible but is actually unsound	79
2549737972	Seraphic	Heavenly	80
2549737973	Saturnine	Gloomy, sluggish in mood	81
2549737974	Sylvan	Pertaining to forests	82
2549737975	Temporize	To stall	83
2549737976	Tenable	Capable or being held or defended	84
2549737977	Tantamount	Equivalent	85
2549737978	Tyro	A beginner, novice	86
2549737979	Travesty	Grossly inferior imitation	87
2549737980	Unwonted	Not usual	88
2549737981	Ubiquitous	Existing everywhere	89
2549737982	Undulate	To move in waves	90
2549737983	Unremitting	Not stopping	91
2549737984	Utopian	Visionary view of an ideal world	92
2549737985	Verdant	Green in tint, immature	93
2549737986	Vituperative	Harshly abusive	94
2549737987	Vacillate	To swing indecisively	95
2549737988	Viscous	Gluey quality, lacking easy movement	96
2549737989	Visionary	Not practical, a dreamer	97
2549907458	Winnow	To get rid of something	98
2549907459	Wizened	Dry, shrunken	99