AP Language 7&8 Flashcards
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5760846036 | adroit | skillful; clever | 0 | |
5760847251 | macroscopic | visible to the naked eye | 1 | |
5760847252 | fatuous | foolish; insane | 2 | |
5760848375 | bovine | pertaining to cows or cattle | 3 | |
5760849722 | ferret | to search or drive out | 4 | |
5760850743 | affectation | a phony attitude; pose | 5 | |
5760852472 | knell | a sound made by a bell, often rung slowly for a death or funeral | 6 | |
5760854584 | dichotomy | a division in two parts | 7 | |
5760855818 | callow | young and inexperienced | 8 | |
5760857806 | laconic | using few words; short, concise | 9 | |
5760866993 | quiddity | an essential quality | 10 | |
5760868467 | patent | evident or obvious | 11 | |
5760869761 | peccadillo | a minor offence; a mislead | 12 | |
5760871425 | sagacious | wise; having keen perception and sound judgement | 13 | |
5760873371 | rationalize | to make an excuse for | 14 | |
5760875930 | deride | to ridicule; to mock | 15 | |
5760875968 | censure | to criticize sharply | 16 | |
5760877799 | gambol | to frolic; to romp about playfully | 17 | |
5760879460 | immolate | to kill someone as a sacrificial victim, usually by fire | 18 | |
5760893370 | recondite | difficult to understand; profound | 19 | |
5760894630 | martinet | a strict disciplinarian; taskmaster | 20 | |
5760896565 | quagmire | a swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation | 21 | |
5760899451 | gibe | to scoff; to ridicule | 22 | |
5760902450 | agape | open-mouthed, surprised; agog | 23 | |
5760906730 | carcinogen | cancer causing agent | 24 | |
5760908139 | olfactory | pertaining to smell | 25 | |
5760909840 | imperious | domineering; haughty | 26 | |
5760911005 | grotesque | absurd; distorted | 27 | |
5760916900 | neologism | a new word or expression | 28 | |
5760917826 | hackneyed | commonplace; overused | 29 |