AP Language & Composition 2016-2017 Flashcards
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| 4817859873 | Harried | harassed, annoyed | 0 | |
| 4817862561 | Degenerating | [participle - verb as adj.] deteriorating; crumbling; passing from higher state to lower condition |  | 1 |
| 4817865666 | Appeal | (N or V) the way in which we get somebody to believe in something or to do something | 2 | |
| 4817871498 | Forebearance | patience, self-control, restraint | 3 | |
| 4817871499 | Sanction | Permission; support | 4 | |
| 4817877126 | Incite | to arouse to action | 5 | |
| 4889246937 | Unadulterated | pure; unmixed | 6 | |
| 4889246938 | Denizen | (n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place | 7 | |
| 4889246939 | Prolific | (adj.) abundantly productive; abundant, profuse | 8 | |
| 4899565423 | Dichotomy (n) dichotomous (adj) | Division into two parts or into two contradictory groups | 9 | |
| 5072018800 | Quail (v) | to draw back in fear; to lose heart or courage | 10 | |
| 5072021950 | Avail | noun: benefit, value verb: to be of use or benefit to; to make use of; to take advantage of; to profit or benefit | 11 | |
| 5072030053 | Evince (v) | to show, reveal (Christopher's hand-wringing and nail-biting evince how nervous he is about the upcoming English test.) | 12 | |
| 5072036234 | Inundate (v) | to overwhelm (ex: Yes, I got a promotion, but now I'm inundated by all of these new responsibilities.) | 13 | |
| 5072279519 | Provocative (adj) | evoking emotions or questions intentionally | 14 | |
| 5095174315 | Impudence (n) | Arrogance; disrespect; cockiness | 15 | |
| 5095181085 | Beset | (v) to attack from all sides; to surround, hem in; (adj) harassed, troubled | 16 | |
| 5114941883 | Flippant (adj) | Lacking in seriousness; disrespectful; overly casual | 17 | |
| 5114950177 | Redress | (v) to set right, to remedy; (n) relief from wrong or injury | 18 | |
| 5147731791 | Prudent (adj) | Careful; cautious; sensible | 19 | |
| 5165469886 | Absolve (v) | To free from sin or guilt or its penalties | 20 | |
| 5165475226 | Equivocate (v) | To use language that has a double meaning in order to mislead; to hedge | 21 | |
| 5165486718 | Perpetuate (v) | To spread; to make (something, typically an undesirable situation or an unfounded belief) continue indefinitely. | 22 | |
| 5335026691 | Imperious (adj) | Arrogantly domineering or overbearing | 23 | |
| 5335030771 | Garrulity (n) Garrulous (adj) | Excessive talking (especially about trivial things) Excessively talkative | 24 |