AP English Language Vocabulary Flashcards

5964347980	ephemeral	lasting for a very short time	0
5964347981	impetus	the force that makes something happen or happen more quickly (motivation)	1
5964350564	goad	to provoke or annoy someone as to simulate some action or reaction	2
5964350565	hone	to refine or perfect something over a period of time	3
5964350566	discern	to recognize or identify as separate or distinct;to come to know or recognize mentally	4
5964354308	aphasia	loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage	5
5964354309	banter	to speak or address in a witty or playful manner	6
5964354310	disparage	to lower in rank or reputation	7
5964358218	benighted	existing in a state of intellectual, moral, or social unenlightenment	8
5964360115	meretricious	apparently attractive but having in reality no value or integrity	9
5977571232	lassitude	state of physical or mental weariness	10
5977571233	elucidate	make clear	11
5977574096	diffident	modest or shy because of lack of self-confidence	12
5977574097	adamant	refusing to be persuaded;stubborn	13
5986376937	hegemony	control or dominating influence by one person or group	14
5986378179	equivocate	to speak vaguely especially in order to mislead	15
6044758022	eschew	to avoid doing or using something on principle or as a matter of course	16
6044764711	founder	to sink below the surface of the water; to experience failure; to be unsuccessful	17
6044773824	disconcerting	tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness, or alarm; unsettling; troubling	18
6044780465	garner	to get; to acquire; to earn	19
6044788034	hapless	unfortunate (especially of a person)	20
6044788035	filch	to pilfer or steal in a casual way	21
6044801663	allay	to diminish or put at rest; to relieve or alleviate	22
6044801664	castigate	reprimand someone severely	23
6085560626	acerbic	harsh or severe	24
6085564186	cajole	persuading with flattery	25
6085566132	soporific	causing or tending to cause sleep	26
6085994407	licentious	lacking legal or moral restraints;especially, disregarding sexual restraints	27
6086001429	bellicose	fighting words; favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars	28
6086003817	candor	the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech and expression	29
6150293238	abscond	to run away secretly, esp. from an open institution or to avoid prosecution or punishment	30
6150300327	anachronism	the representation of an event, person, or thing in a historical context in which it could not have occurred or existed	31
6150315580	capacious	containing or capable of containing a great deal	32
6150317653	exculpate	to clear form alleged fault or guilt	33
6150319926	fallow	not in use; plowed and left unseeded for a season or more; uncultivated	34
6150324574	feckless	weak, ineffective, worthless, irresponsible	35
6150327559	grovel	to humble or abase oneself, as in making apologies or showing respect	36
6150332555	heinous	hatefully or shockingly evil; abominable	37
6150337425	incipient	beginning to come into being or to become apparent	38
6150347523	quixote	foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals; extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable	39
6214195912	baleful	threatening harm; menacing	40
6214195913	ramshackle	(especially a house or vehicle) in a state of severe disrepair	41
6214198519	drivel	silly nonsense	42
6214198520	recondite	(of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse	43
6214200495	adage	a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth	44
6214200496	acrimony	bitterness or ill feeling	45
6214202659	inscrutable	impossible to understand or interpret	46
6214202660	broach	raise (a sensitive or difficult subject) for discussion	47
6214204101	quandary	a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation	48
6214205714	juggernaut	a huge, powerful, and overwhelming force or institution	49
6282775935	adulation	excessive admiration or praise	50
6282777856	cacophony	a harsh mixture of sounds	51
6282779169	bombastic	high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated	52
6282781408	lithe	(especially of a persons body) thin, supple, graceful	53
6282782721	hyperbole	an over-exaggeration	54
6282784949	quagmire	an awkward, complex, or hazardous situation	55
6282787795	behemoth	a huge or monstrous creature	56
6282789748	abjure	solemnly renounce (a belief, clause, or claim)	57
6282792232	abstemious	in moderation (especially eating or drinking) not over-eating	58
6282795179	alacrity	brisk and cheerful readiness	59