AP Language September Vocabulary Flashcards
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| 4950308905 | Humane | Having the worthy qualities of human beings, such as kindness of compassion | 0 | |
| 4950319384 | Humanities | Branches of knowledge concerned with human beings and their culture: literature, philosophy, and art | 1 | |
| 4950330568 | Anthropology | the scientific study of the origins, cultural development, and customs of human beings | 2 | |
| 4950342344 | Misanthrope | a person who hates all people | 3 | |
| 4950345180 | Virile | having characteristics traditionally associated with masculinity, especially physical strength, vitality, and assertiveness | 4 | |
| 4950360850 | Automaton | a person who behaves in a mechanical, routine manner; a robot | 5 | |
| 4950367691 | Autonomy | the condition of being self-governing; independence | 6 | |
| 4950376523 | Egoism | Excessive confidence in the belief that one's opinion is correct | 7 | |
| 4950384592 | Genealogy | a record of descent; the study of family records from one's ancestors | 8 | |
| 4950396549 | Genteel | Well-mannered; polite | 9 | |
| 4950399945 | Gentry | Aristocratic or upper class people | 10 | |
| 4950406687 | Congenital | Existing a birth but not hereditary | 11 | |
| 4950411562 | Engender | to bring into existence; to give rise to | 12 | |
| 4950420830 | Indigenous | occurring in or characterizing an area; native | 13 | |
| 4950427546 | Progenitor | a direct ancestor; an originator of a line of descent | 14 | |
| 4950433743 | Progeny | children or descendants; offspring | 15 | |
| 4950437454 | Matrix | the surroundings within which something begins or develops | 16 | |
| 4950444397 | Matriarchy | a society ruled or controlled by women | 17 | |
| 4961729025 | Matriculate | to register as a student at a college or university | 18 | |
| 4961734580 | Patriarch | the male head of a family or tribe | 19 | |
| 4961739334 | Patrimony | a family inheritance | 20 | |
| 4961745104 | Patronage | support; encouragement | 21 | |
| 4961746996 | Patronize | to treat someone as inferior | 22 | |
| 4961750917 | Fraternal | Pertaining to brothers; brotherly | 23 | |
| 4961755055 | Fraternize | to be friendly with | 24 | |
| 4961757092 | Pedantic | being a scholarly show-off | 25 | |
| 4961761554 | Mortify | to shame | 26 | |
| 4961768124 | Postmortem | an examination to determine the cause of death; autospy | 27 | |
| 4961774043 | Innate | possessed at birth; inborn | 28 | |
| 4961778466 | Renaissance | a rebirth; renewal | 29 |