AP Language Vocabulary Flashcards

6503259084	beguile	to charm or enchant someone, sometimes in a deceptive way.	0
6503259085	circumvent	to find a way around an obstacle, problem, difficulty (typically in a clever and surreptitious way).	1
6503259086	propaganda	information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.	2
6503259087	expedient	a means of attaining an end, especially one that is convenient but considered improper or immoral.	3
6503259088	meticulous	showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.	4
6503259089	euphemism	a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.	5
6503259090	schism	a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief.	6
6503259091	puritanical	practicing or affecting strict religious or moral behavior.	7
6503259092	nefarious	wicked or criminal (typically referring to an action or activity).	8
6503259093	penitent	feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong.	9
6503259094	assertion	a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief:	10
6503259095	biased	unfairly prejudiced for or against someone or something:	11
6503259096	convoluted	extremely complex and difficult to follow:	12
6503259097	integral	forming a necessary part of something;	13
6503259098	condescending	behaving as though you think you are better, more intelligent, or more important than other people:	14
6503259099	embellish	to make (a statement or story) more interesting or entertaining by adding extra details, especially ones that are not true:	15
6503259100	contemporary	occurring in the present or at the same time:	16
6503259101	transient	lasting only for a short time; impermanent (can refer to people, often homeless):	17
6503259102	proliferate	to increase rapidly in numbers:	18
6503259103	wary	feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems:	19
6503259104	ubiquitous	being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent.	20
6503259105	banal	so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring:	21
6503259106	platitude	a remark or statement (especially of a moral nature) that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful:	22
6503259107	delude	to impose a misleading belief upon someone; to deceive; to fool:	23
6503259108	cliché	a phrase or opinion that is overused and demonstrates a lack of original thought:	24
6503259109	surreptitious	kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of:	25
6503259110	apathy	lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern:	26
6503259111	inconsequential	not important or significant:	27
6503259112	tenuous	very weak, uncertain, insecure:	28
6503259113	malleable	able to be shaped, formed, controlled, influenced:	29
6503259114	eloquent	able to express your ideas and opinions well, especially in a way that influences people:	30
6503259115	lucid	expressed in a way that is clear and easy to understand:	31
6503259116	alienate	to do something that makes someone unfriendly or unwilling to support you:	32
6503259117	obscure	not well known and usually not very important; difficult to understand:	33
6503259118	listless	feeling tired and not interested in things:	34
6503259119	disparity	a great difference:	35
6503259120	ostentatious	characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract attention:	36
6503259121	pretentious	attempting to impress by faking greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed:	37
6503259122	astute	having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage:	38
6503259123	fabricate	to invent a story, piece of information etc. in order to deceive:	39
6503259124	subjective	(1) existing only in a person's mind. (2) influenced by personal feelings or opinions.	40
6503259125	objective	(1) existing independent of or external to the mind. (2) not influenced by personal feelings or opinions.	41
6503259126	tacit	understood or implied without being stated:	42
6503259127	infer	to deduce or conclude from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements:	43
6503259128	wrought	beaten out or shaped by hammering:	44
6503259129	belie	to give a false appearance of something:	45
6503259130	benign	gentle; not harmful:	46
6503259131	quibble	to argue or raise objections about a trivial matter:	47
6503259132	syntax	word order (the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language):	48
6503259133	semantics	the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text:	49
6503259134	juxtapose	to place side-by-side or close together for contrasting effect	50
6503259135	anecdote	a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person:	51
6503259136	opinion	a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge:	52
6503259137	belief	something one accepts as true or real; a firmly held opinion or conviction:	53
6503259138	explicit	stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt:	54
6503259139	implicit	suggested but not plainly expressed:	55
6503259140	hyperbole	exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally:	56
6503259141	jargon	special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand:	57
6503259142	persona	the aspect of someone's character that is presented to or perceived by others:	58
6503259143	code-switching	the practice of alternating between two or more languages or varieties of language in conversation:	59
6503259144	discourse	written or spoken communication:	60
6503259145	rhetoric	(1) the art of persuasive speaking or writing: (2) language designed to have a persuasive effect, but often regarded as lacking in sincerity:	61
6503259146	modest	moderate (humble) in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements:	62
6503259147	prudent	exercising good judgment or common sense:	63
6503259148	context	the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, idea, text, etc.	64
6503259149	intuitive	based on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning; instinctive:	65
6503259150	counterintuitive	contrary to common-sense expectation (but often nevertheless true):	66
6503259151	plausible	seeming reasonable or probable:	67
6503259152	coherent	logically consistent:	68
6503259153	quantify	to find or calculate the quantity or amount of (something):	69
6503259154	relative	having a particular quality or value when compared with something else:	70
6503259155	absolute	complete, definite, true, or right, and not changing in any situation:	71
6503259156	comprehensive	including all or nearly all elements or aspects of something; complete:	72
6503259157	paradigm	(1) a set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality for the community that shares them (especially in an intellectual discipline): (2) an outstandingly clear or typical example or archetype:	73
6503259158	hierarchy	a system in which people or things are placed in a series of levels with different importance or status:	74
6503259159	anomaly	something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected:	75
6503259160	salient	most noticeable or important:	76
6503259161	constituent	being a part of a whole:	77
6503259162	pander	to do or provide what someone wants or demands (even though it is not proper, good, or reasonable):	78
6503259163	stigma	a mark of disgrace:	79
6503259164	impartial	treating all rivals or disputants equally:	80
6503259165	substantiate	to provide evidence to support or prove the truth of something:	81
6503259166	contempt	the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn:	82
6503259167	impede	to interfere with or slow the progress of (someone or something):	83
6503259168	servile	very obedient and trying too hard to please someone:	84
6503259169	effusive	expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner:	85
6503259170	anachronism	something out of place in time or sequence:	86
6503259171	gesticulate	to move your arms and hands especially when speaking:	87
6503259172	conjecture	an opinion or idea formed without proof or sufficient evidence:	88
6503259173	enmity	mutual hatred or ill will:	89
6503259174	indolent	habitually lazy:	90
6503259175	quandary	a state of uncertainty or perplexity:	91
6503259176	didactic	designed or intended to teach people something—often used to describe someone or something that tries to teach something (such as proper or moral behavior) in a way that is annoying or unwanted:	92
6503259177	haughty	blatantly and disdainfully proud:	93
6503259178	insipid	lacking flavor or interest:	94
6503259179	egregious	obviously and exceptionally bad:	95
6503259180	pejorative	a word or phrase that has negative connotations or that is intended to disparage or belittle: "Using the word simple to describe someone could have pejorative connotations."	96
6503259181	equanimity	mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation:	97
6503259182	vilify	to say or write very harsh and critical things about someone or something:	98
6503259183	notorious	famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed:	99
6503259184	obsolete	no longer in use or no longer useful:	100
6503259185	austere	stern or cold in appearance, manner, or attitude; having no comforts or luxuries:	101
6503259186	apprehension	anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen:	102
6503259187	novel	new or unusual in an interesting way:	103
6503259188	prodigious	extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree:	104
6503259189	pragmatic	relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters; practical (as opposed to idealistic):	105
6503259190	facile	(1) too simple; not showing enough thought or effort: (2) working, moving, or performing well and very easily:	106
6503259191	partisan	(1) a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person. (2) prejudiced in favor of a particular cause.	107
6503259192	polarize	to break up into opposing factions or groupings:	108
6503259193	obfuscate	to render obscure, unclear, or confusing (sometimes done on purpose to be evasive):	109
6503259194	substantive	having substance; having a firm basis in reality and therefore important, meaningful, or considerable:	110
6503259195	vacuous	empty; lacking ideas or intelligence:	111
6503259196	exponent	a person who believes in and promotes the truth or benefits of an idea or theory:	112
6503259197	wistful	full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy:	113
6503259198	litmus test	a test in which a single factor (as an attitude, event, or fact) is decisive:	114
6503259199	arbitrary	based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system:	115
6503259200	flippant	not showing a serious or respectful attitude:	116
6503259201	premise	a statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion:	117
6503259202	contentious	likely to cause disagreement or argument:	118
6503259203	expound	to explain by setting forth in careful and often elaborate detail:	119
6503259204	articulate	expressing oneself readily, clearly, or effectively:	120
6503259205	differentiate	recognize or ascertain what makes (someone or something) different; to make or become different:	121
6503259206	correlate	to have a mutual relationship or connection, in which one thing affects or depends on another:	122
6503259207	erroneous	wrong; incorrect; mistaken:	123
6503259208	amenable	open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled:	124
6503259209	post hoc	occurring or done after the event:	125
6503259210	dubious	giving rise to uncertainty; questionable; suspect:	126
6503259211	preface	to introduce or begin (a speech, remark, or event, etc.) by saying doing something:	127
6503259212	disenfranchise	deprived of power; marginalized:	128
6503259213	vicissitude	a fluctuation of state or condition:	129
6503259214	sanctimonious	hypocritically pious or devout:	130
6503259215	propriety	conformity to what is socially acceptable in conduct or speech; proper:	131
6503259216	scrutinize	examine or inspect closely and thoroughly:	132
6503259217	etymology	the origin of a word and the historical development of its meaning; the study of the origin of words:	133
6503259218	cohort	a group of people banded together or treated as a group:	134
6503259219	arbiter	a person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in a matter:	135
6503259220	mollify	to soothe or appease the anger or anxiety of someone:	136