AP Language Vocab 1 Flashcards
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5136504305 | Lurch | To make a sudden abrupt sudden movement, especially an unsteady tilt or roll. | 0 | |
5136507448 | Stout | (of a person) somewhat fat or of heavy build. | 1 | |
5136513179 | Wistful | having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing. | 2 | |
5136516027 | Garrulous | excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters. | 3 | |
5136519110 | Precipitous | dangerously high or steep | 4 | |
5136521219 | Delineation | the action of describing something precisely and exactly. | 5 | |
5136523525 | Jocular | characterized by joking or fond of joking. | 6 | |
5136528031 | Servile | Having or showing excessive willingness to serve or please others. | 7 | |
5136529685 | Decorum | behavior keeping with good taste and propriety. | 8 | |
5136533780 | Dichotomy | a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different. | 9 | |
5136539702 | Zeal | great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective | 10 | |
5136550283 | Calamitous | involving calamity; catastrophic; disastrous. | 11 | |
5136552324 | Squalid | (of a place) extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect. | 12 | |
5136555994 | Perchance | By some chance; perhaps. | 13 | |
5136557947 | Vitreous | like glass in appearance or physical properties | 14 | |
5136560208 | Magnanimity | the quality of being generous | 15 | |
5136563462 | Effusive | unrestrained or excessive in emotional expression | 16 | |
5136565312 | Despotism | the exercise of absolute authority | 17 | |
5136570535 | Manifold | many and various. | 18 | |
5136572829 | Apparatus | a tool or piece of equipment used for specific activities | 19 | |
5136574613 | Trepidation | a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen. | 20 | |
5136576118 | Pecuniary | of, relating to, or consisting of money | 21 | |
5136577997 | Kosher | food accepted by Jewish law as fit for eating and drinking. | 22 | |
5136579632 | Pedantic | someone who is very concerned with the details of a subject and tends to overly show off their knowledge. | 23 | |
5136581817 | Capricious | led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change. | 24 | |
5136584010 | Ignominy | public shame or disgrace; a situation or event that causes you to feel ashamed or embarrassed | 25 | |
5136585821 | Compunction | a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that follows the doing of something bad. | 26 |