AP Language Vocab List #2 Flashcards
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| 4968870474 | abstemious (adj) | not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking | 0 | |
| 4979849429 | barbarous (adj) | savagely cruel; exceedingly brutal. | 1 | |
| 4979856054 | churlish (adj) | rude in a mean-spirited way | 2 | |
| 4979859445 | debase (verb) | to lower the moral character of someone | 3 | |
| 4979860804 | dissident (n) | a person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state | 4 | |
| 4979862541 | extol (v) | to praise enthusiastically | 5 | |
| 4979865029 | gelid (adj) | extremely cold | 6 | |
| 4979866023 | impetuous (adj) | acting or done quickly and without thought or care | 7 | |
| 4979869182 | invective (n) | insulting, abusive, or highly critical language | 8 | |
| 4979871022 | maladroit (adj) | ineffective or bungling; clumsy | 9 | |
| 4979873326 | obsequious (adj) | obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree | 10 | |
| 4979874346 | pragmatic (adj) | dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on a practical rather than theoretical considerations | 11 | |
| 4979880026 | resplendent (adj) | attractive and impressive through being richly decorated | 12 | |
| 4979882154 | staunch (adj) | loyal and committed in attitude | 13 | |
| 4979883342 | vacillate (v) | to alternate or waver between different opinions; to be indecisive | 14 |