AP Language Vocabulary Unit 1 Flashcards

4776966855	altruistic	unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others, generous	0
4776966856	ambivalent	having contrary feelings or attitudes, uncertain of the course of action	1
4776966857	angular	lean, sharp cornered, gaunt	2
4776966858	arrogant	overbearingly assuming, rudely proud	3
4776966859	aversion	strong disinclination, disliking	4
4776966860	discern	to differentiate between two or more things	5
4776966861	disdain	intense dislike, to treat with scorn or contempt, to reject as unworthy	6
4776966862	disparage	to degrade, to speak of someone or something critically or negatively	7
4776966863	disparity	inequality, the condition of being unequal in age, rank or degree	8
4776966864	embellish	to decorate, to make beautiful with ornamentation	9
4776966865	engender	to cause, produce or create	10
4776966866	innocuous	harmless, producing no injury	11
4776966867	insipid	boring and stupid	12
4776966868	lament	to mourn or to express sorrow in a showy way	13
4776966869	laud	to praise, to speak highly of	14
4776966870	obscure	difficult to see, vague	15
4776966871	ostentatious	showy, pretentious	16
4776966872	prodigal	wasteful, a person given to extravagance	17
4776966873	repudiate	to reject, to disown	18
4776966874	reticence	restraint in speech, reluctance to speak	19
4776966875	revere	to honor, to regard with respect	20
4776966876	serene	calm, placid	21
4776966877	subtle	delicate, elusive, not obvious	22
4776966878	superfluous	beyond what is needed or required, an overflow	23
4776966879	taciturn	quiet, not talkative	24