AP Language Vocabulary #3 Flashcards
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5432655016 | arduous | difficult; requiring much effort, adj | 0 | |
5432657797 | formidable | arousing fear or awe, adj | 1 | |
5432660178 | dolorous | exhibiting sorrow or pain, adj | 2 | |
5432662780 | affable | friendly, agreeable, easy to talk to, adj | 3 | |
5432665581 | gadfly | an irritating and persistent person, n | 4 | |
5432667602 | agrarian | concerning farms, farmers, or the use of land, adj | 5 | |
5432669770 | grandiloquent | pompous or high-flown in speech, adj | 6 | |
5432672065 | sycophant | a flatterer; one who fawns on others in order to gain favor, n | 7 | |
5432675210 | gargantuan | of huge or extraordinary size and power, adj | 8 | |
5432678187 | avid | enthusiastic; extremely interested, adj | 9 | |
5432680532 | epistle | a letter or literary composition in letter form, n | 10 | |
5432682702 | humility | absence of vanity; humbleness, n | 11 | |
5432684983 | harangue | a long, strongly expressed speech or lecture, n | 12 | |
5432687360 | explicit | clearly and openly stated; leaving nothing to the imagination, adj | 13 | |
5432689925 | grimace | a facial expression of fear, disapproval, or pain, n | 14 | |
5432692318 | strident | harsh sounding, grating, adj | 15 | |
5432695737 | effigy | a crude dummy or image representing a hated person or group, n | 16 | |
5432698672 | cynical | doubtful or distrustful of the goodness or sincerity of human motives, adj | 17 | |
5432701713 | Negligence | careless neglect, often resulting in injury, n | 18 | |
5432701714 | Frowzy | unkempt, messy, adj | 19 |