AP Language 200 Flashcards

6605036082	empirical	based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic	0
6605037736	enamored	marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness	1
6605038197	enigmatic	difficult to interpret or understand	2
6605038439	enigma	puzzle	3
6605038972	enmity	the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something	4
6605039686	ephemeral	lasting for a short time; fleeting	5
6605040028	equanimity	mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation	6
6605040988	equivocal	open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous	7
6605041576	erratic	not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable	8
6605042043	erudite	having or showing great knowledge or learning	9
6605042440	etymological	relating to the study of historical linguistic change, especially in individual words	10
6605043576	euphemism	a mild or indirect word or expression for one too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing	11
6605044632	evolution	the gradual development of something, especially from a simple to a more complex form	12
6605045732	exacting	making great demands to one's skill, attention, or other resources	13
6605046509	exhortation	an address or communication emphatically urging someone to do something	14
6605046953	expedient	convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immoral	15
6605047741	exposé	a report of the facts about something, especially a journalistic report that reveals something scandalous	16
6605048925	exposition	a setting forth of the meaning or purpose	17
6605051362	homogeneity	the quality of being similar or comparable in kind or nature	18
6605052777	hostile	unfriendly, antagonistic	19
6605052778	humanize	to portray or endow with human characteristics or attributes	20
6605054867	hypothesis	a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation	21
6605056227	idealism	the practice of forming or pursuing ideals, eps. unrealistically	22
6605056771	ideologue	an adherent of a particular body of ideas, especially one who is uncompromising and dogmatic	23
6605057492	idiosyncratic	peculiar to an individual or group	24
6605057869	illuminate	to provide or brighten with light	25
6605058181	imagery	descriptive or figurative language using one of the five senses	26
6605059136	immediacy	the quality of bringing one into direct and instant involvement with something	27
6605059689	impart	to bestow or communicate	28
6605060092	imperative	of vital importance; necessary; crucial	29
6605060481	imperious	assuming authority without justification; arrogant; domineering	30
6605061193	imply	strongly suggest the truth or existence of something not expressly stated	31
6605062283	incite	encourage or stir up	32
6605063519	inconsistency	the fact or state of being inconsistent	33
6605065486	inconstancy	faithlessness; unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous	34
6605066627	indecisiveness	indecision; doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives	35
6605067776	indignant	feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment	36
6605068830	facetiously	not meant to be taken seriously or literally	37
6605069343	facility	an ability to do or learn something well and easily; a natural aptitude	38
6605069936	facilitate	to make an action or process easy or easier	39
6605071632	fallacy	a failure in reasoning that renders an argument invalid	40
6605072347	fanciful	existing only in the imagination	41
6605072800	fastidious	very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail	42
6605078991	feminine pronoun	she or her	43
6605078992	ferment	to be in a state of agitation or intense activity	44
6605079837	fervent	having or displaying a passionate intensity	45
6605080141	figuratively	by means of a figure of speech; metaphorically	46
6605080926	fixation	an obsessive interest in or feeling about someone or something	47
6605081657	forgo	go without; refrain from	48
6605081924	formulation	the action of devising or creating something	49
6605082580	fundamental	forming a necessary base or core; of central importance	50
6605083002	futility	uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result	51
6605083594	gainsay	to deny or contradict	52
6605083989	generalization	a general statement or concept obtained by inference from specific cases	53
6605085291	genial/geniality	friendly and cheerful	54
6605085953	grudgingly	given or done in a reluctant or resentful manner	55
6605086595	heighten	make or become more intense	56
6605087547	heterogeneity	the quality of being diverse and not comparable in kind	57
6605089246	inexorably	not capable of being persuaded by entreaty; relentless	58
6605089976	infer	deduce or conclude from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements	59
6605090865	inherent	existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute	60
6605091498	innocuous	not harmful or offensive	61
6605092050	institutional	of, in, or like an institution	62
6605092876	insurrection	a violent uprising against an authority or government	63
6605093463	intangible	unable to be touched or grasped; not having physical presence	64
6605095560	integrity	the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness	65
6605096430	intent	intention or purpose	66
6605096431	intricacy	details, especially of an involved or perplexing subject	67
6605097426	introspection	the examination or observation of one's own mental and emotional processes	68
6605098467	invert	put upside down or in the opposite position, order, or arrangement	69
6605099759	ironclad	so firm or secure as to be unbreakable	70
6605100491	irrevocable	not able to be changed, reversed, or recovered; final	71
6605101892	jargon	special words or expressions that are used by a particular group and are difficult for others to understand	72
6605103651	justify	show or prove to be right or reasonable	73
6605104401	juxtaposition	the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect	74
6605104975	laxity	the state of lacking in rigor, strictness, or firmness	75
6605106373	legacy	something transmitted by or received from an ancestor, predecessor, or the past	76
6605107320	linguistic	of or relating to language	77
6605107395	literally	really, actually, exactly; avoiding metaphor, exaggeration, or embellishment	78
6605108224	locale	a place where something happens or is set, or that has events associated with it	79
6605109285	lucid	expressed clearly; easy to understand	80
6605110360	magnanimity	liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit	81
6605112620	martyr	a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs	82
6605113655	masculine pronoun	he or him	83
6605113656	meditation	a written or spoken discourse expressing considered thoughts on a subject	84
6605114559	methodology	a system of methods used in a particular area of study	85
6605117526	mimicry	the action or art of imitating someone or something, typically in order to entertain or ridicule	86
6605117527	misconception	a view or opinion that is incorrect because it is based on faulty thinking or understanding	87
6605117528	monochromatic	containing or using only one color	88
6605117919	moralize	comment on issues of right and wrong, typically with an unfounded air of superiority	89
6605118599	muse	to be absorbed in thought	90
6605119237	mystical	spiritually allegorical or symbolic; transcending human understanding	91
6605120575	naïve	showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement	92
6605140142	nomenclature	the devising or choosing of names for things	93
6605140428	nostalgia	a sentimental longing for the past	94
6605140756	novel	new or unusual in an interesting way	95
6605142982	obfuscate	render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible	96
6605145017	objective	not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts	97
6605145626	obstinacy	stubbornness: the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome	98
6605146418	ominous	giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen	99