AP Language Midyear Vocabulary Flashcards
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| 5817089925 | Abjure | (v) to solemnly renounce | 0 | |
| 5817100878 | Abrogate | (v) to appeal, to end or cancel in an official way | 1 | |
| 5817100879 | Acerbic | (adj) expressing sharp or harsh criticism in a clever way | 2 | |
| 5817103195 | Acrimony | (n) angry and bitter feelings | 3 | |
| 5817103196 | Acumen | (n) the ability to think clearly and make good decisions | 4 | |
| 5817103197 | Admonish | (v) speak to someone in a way that expresses disapproval or critisism | 5 | |
| 5817103198 | Adulation | (n) extreme adoration or praise | 6 | |
| 5817105269 | Adumbrate | (v) to foreshadow vaguely | 7 | |
| 5817105270 | Akimbo | (adj) with hands on the hips and elbows turned out | 8 | |
| 5817105271 | Akin | (adj) similar or related | 9 | |
| 5817105272 | Allay | (v) to make something less severe or strong | 10 | |
| 5817106815 | Approbation | (n) praise or approval | 11 | |
| 5817106816 | Arrogate | (v) to take or claim in a way that is not fair or legal | 12 | |
| 5817106817 | Ascetic | (adj) relating to, or having a strict and simple way of living that avoids physical pleasure | 13 | |
| 5817108125 | Aspersion | (n) a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation | 14 | |
| 5817108126 | Avocation | (n) an activity done regularly for enjoyment, rather than as a job | 15 | |
| 5817108127 | Blandish | (v) to coax with flattery, to persuade with appealing words | 16 | |
| 5817108128 | Blase | (adj) having or showing a lack of interest in something, usually because it's familiar | 17 | |
| 5817109783 | Boon | (n) something pleasant or helpful; a blessing | 18 | |
| 5817109784 | Burnish | (v) to make smooth and shiny by polishing it (especially metal or leather) | 19 | |
| 5817109785 | Cajole | (v) to persuade someone by making promises or giving compromises | 20 | |
| 5817109786 | Callous | (adj) not showing or feeling any concern about the problems or suffering of other people | 21 | |
| 5817111241 | Capacious | (adj) able to hold or contain a lot; large in capacity | 22 | |
| 5817111242 | Censure | (n) official, strong criticism | 23 | |
| 5817112573 | Concomitant | (adj) happening at the same time as something else | 24 | |
| 5817112574 | Corroborate | (v) to support or help prove by providing information or evidence | 25 | |
| 5817113745 | Didactic | (adj) designed or intended to teach people something | 26 | |
| 5817113746 | Disparity | (n) a significant difference | 27 | |
| 5817113747 | Dissemble | (v) to hide your true feelings or opinions | 28 | |
| 5817115414 | Dissimulation | (n) something hidden under a false appearance | 29 | |
| 5817115415 | Diurnal | (adj) happening every day or during the day | 30 | |
| 5817115416 | Droll | (adj) having an odd or amusing quality | 31 | |
| 5817115417 | Edict | (n) an official order given by a person with power or a government | 32 | |
| 5817117262 | Encumber | (v) to make problems for; to burden, to weigh down | 33 | |
| 5817117263 | Epistle | (n) a formal or elegant letter | 34 | |
| 5817117264 | Expectorate | (v) to spit; to eject through coughing or spitting | 35 | |
| 5817118829 | Feckless | (adj) having or resulting from a weak character or nature | 36 | |
| 5817118830 | Hospice | (n) a place that provides care for the dying or for travelers | 37 | |
| 5817118831 | Impasse | (n) a situation in which no progress seems possible | 38 | |
| 5817118832 | Impetus | (n) a force that causes something to be done, or to move | 39 | |
| 5817120473 | Indiscretion | (n) lack of good judgement or care in behavior or speech | 40 | |
| 5817120474 | Indolent | (adj) not liking to work or be active |  | 41 |
| 5817120475 | Inexorable | (adj) not able to be stopped or changed | 42 | |
| 5817121748 | Insipid | (adj) not interesting or exciting; dull, boring | 43 | |
| 5817121749 | Lassitude | (n) the condition of being tired; lack of physical or mental energy | | 44 |
| 5817121750 | Licentious | (adj) sexually immoral or offensive | 45 | |
| 5817123401 | Marauding | (adj) roaming about and raiding, in search of plunder | 46 | |
| 5817123402 | Mitigate | (v) to make something less severe, harmful, or painful | 47 | |
| 5817123403 | Moribund | (adj) no longer active or effective; very sick | 48 | |
| 5817124699 | Nefarious | (adj) evil or immoral | 49 | |
| 5817124700 | Palpate | (v) to examine through touch or tapping | 50 | |
| 5817124701 | Perquisites | (n) privileges, gains, or profits in addition to a regular salary or wages | 51 | |
| 5817126058 | Phlegmatic | (adj) not easily upset, excited or angered | 52 | |
| 5817126059 | Presumptuous | (adj) too confident to the point of rudeness; done or made without permission, right, or reason | 53 | |
| 5817126060 | Prostrate | (adj) lying face down (act of subserviance) | 54 | |
| 5817128225 | Pusillanimous | (adj) weak and afraid of danger | 55 | |
| 5817128226 | Retinue | (n) group of helpers, supporters, or followers | 56 | |
| 5817128227 | Ribald | (adj) crude and offensive | 57 | |
| 5817129774 | Sepulcher | (n) a place of burial | 58 | |
| 5817129775 | Subversive | (adj) secretly trying to ruin or destroy a government or political system | 59 | |
| 5817129776 | Suppliant | (n) a person who asks for something in a respectful way from a powerful person or God | 60 | |
| 5817131014 | Tedium | (n) the state of being tedious or boring | 61 | |
| 5817131015 | Torrid | (adj) very hot or dry; ardent and passionate | 62 | |
| 5817131016 | Vacillate | (v) to repeatedly change your opinions or desires | 63 | |
| 5817132766 | Vacuous | (adj) having or showing a lack of intelligence or serious thought, lacking substance | 64 | |
| 5817132767 | Winsome | (adj) cheerful, pleasant, appealing | 65 | |
| 5817132780 | Wistful | (adj) musingly sad | 66 | |
| 5817135069 | Wizened | (adj) dry, shrunken, and wrinkled from old age or failing vitality | 67 | |
| 5817135070 | Zenith | (n) the highest or most successful period of times; the highest point | 68 | |
| 5817137085 | Zephyr | (n) a very slight or gentle wind | 69 |