Ap language vocab Flashcards
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3948573631 | Sortie | Sudden attack of troops from a defensive position | 0 | |
3948573632 | Ambivalent | Having mixed or conflicting feelings towards someone/thing | 1 | |
3948573633 | Supplication | Asking humbly or earnestly, a prayer or petition | 2 | |
3948573634 | Factious | Causing dissunity, dissension or disputes | 3 | |
3948573635 | Peremptory | Unbreakable, unyielding | 4 | |
3948573636 | Exoneration | Excuse or clear completely of charge or blame | 5 | |
3948573637 | Secular | Non religious | 6 | |
3948573638 | Shibboleth | Any use of language, habit or custom that distinguishes a class | 7 | |
3948573639 | Palliate | To ease without curing, alleviate, make less serious | 8 | |
3948573640 | Phalanx | Large group of soldiers/closely united group | 9 | |
3948573641 | Acquiesce | Give in without protest or enthusiasm | 10 | |
3948573642 | Beleaguered | Besiege with troops, beset, harass | 11 | |
3948573643 | Redress | Correction, remedy | 12 | |
3948573644 | Bulwark | Wall of earth used for defense, person or thing of protection and support | 13 | |
3948573645 | Convivial | Festive or social | 14 | |
3948573646 | Deign | Stoop to something | 15 | |
3948573647 | Fastidious | Hard to please, easily disgusted, overly dainty | 16 | |
3974077673 | Epicure | Person with refined eating and drinking tastes | 17 | |
3974077674 | Ingratiate | To bring oneself into someone's good graces/favor | 18 | |
3974077675 | Flay | To strip off skin as by whipping, to scold or criticize severely | 19 | |
3974077676 | Bandy | Toss back and forth, exchange, discuss lightly | 20 | |
3974077677 | Guise | Claiming to be or do something | 21 | |
3974077678 | Purported | Outward behavior, manner of conduct | 22 | |
3974077679 | Demeanor | Outward appearance, costume, style of dress | 23 | |
3974077680 | Auspicious | Marked by signs of success or good fortune, favorable | 24 | |
3974077681 | Deference | Respect, yielding in judgement opinion or wishes to another | 25 | |
3974077682 | Browbeat | To frighten with a stern or harsh manner, to bully | 26 |