AP Language Vocab #6 Flashcards
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5202747159 | Askew | crooked, tilted | 0 | |
5202747160 | Assiduous | diligent, persistent, hard-working | 1 | |
5202747161 | Atrophy | to waste away, wither from disuse | 2 | |
5202747162 | Attenuate | to make thin or slender; weaken | 3 | |
5202747163 | Auspicious | having favorable prospects promising | 4 | |
5202747164 | Berate | to scold harshly | 5 | |
5202747165 | Blanch | to pale; take the color out of | 6 | |
5202747166 | Boor | crude person, one lacking manners or taste | 7 | |
5202747167 | Cede | to surrender possession of something | 8 | |
5202747168 | Cleave | to split or separate or to stick, cling, adhere | 9 | |
5202747169 | Defile | to dirty, spoil; to disgrace, dishonor | 10 | |
5202747170 | Demote | to reduce to a lower grade or rank | 11 | |
5202747171 | Devoid | totally lacking | 12 | |
5202747172 | Devout | deeply religious | 13 | |
5202747173 | Dissipate | to scatter; to pursue pleasure to excess | 14 | |
5202747174 | Equanimity | calmness, composure | 15 | |
5202747175 | Exigent | urgent; excessively demanding | 16 | |
5202747176 | Extol | to praise | 17 | |
5202747177 | Fervid | passionate, intense, zealous | 18 | |
5202747178 | Forlorn | dreary, deserted; unhappy | 19 | |
5202747179 | Incendiary | combustible, flammable, burning easily | 20 | |
5202747180 | Mar | to damage, deface; spoil | 21 | |
5202747181 | Montage | composite picture | 22 | |
5202747182 | Niche | recess in a wall; best position for something | 23 | |
5202747183 | Pallid | lacking color or liveliness | 24 |