AP Language Flashcards

3940528130	eloquence	expressiveness; persuasive speech	0
3940542450	morose	Gloomy	1
3940551912	haphazard	(adj.) by chance; not planned; lacking order	2
3940564222	magnanimity	generosity	3
3940572050	inscrutable	Difficult to understand	4
3940612415	unpretentious	modest; not showy	5
3940614791	eloquence	Being a preacher of great power and ____________ is what makes John a great public speaker.	6
3940641651	morose	At funerals, everybody has a __________ attitude.	7
3940656238	haphazard	Her clothes were in a ____________ pile on the floor of her room.	8
3940679847	magnanimity	I had shown _____________ and forgave him.	9
3940702056	inscrutable	He looked at her in his straight, ___________ way.	10
3940781114	unpretentious	We try to be as __________ a band as possible and enjoy writing fun pop songs.	11
3963882316	adulation	high praise	12
3963898150	rancorous	hateful	13
3963909864	haughty	arrogant, condescending	14
3963940242	trivial	of little importance	15
3963969597	tenacious	persistent, resolute	16
3963978800	surreptitious	secret, stealthy	17
3963987804	adulation	The people of North Korea have high ___________ for their leader, Kim Jong-Un.	18
3964027761	rancorous	In the grave there can be no _____________ hates; between the sleepers there is perpetual truce.	19
3964052000	haughty	And she remained all day beside the afflicted, but ever ____________, countess.	20
3964075182	trivial	Many young students believe that math is ___________ and useless for their future.	21
3964091230	tenacious	My parents always yell at me for my _____________ need to be on my phone all the time.	22
3964111128	surreptitious	With a swift, ______________ motion he straightened his necktie.	23
4060644336	enigmatic	Mysterious	24
4060650576	bourgeois	Middle class	25
4060654871	innate	(adj.) natural, inborn, inherent; built-in	26
4060664044	pernicious	(adj.) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal	27
4060672238	autonomy	Independence	28
4060676315	vocation	a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation	29
4060727994	vocation	A lot of people have a _____________ to be doctors because they want to make a lot of money.	30
4060742791	autonomy	In 1850 ________________ was voted by the general assembly at Rio de Janeiro, and on the 1st of January 1852, the province of Amazonas was formally installed.	31
4060759683	pernicious	Focusing on the real game is a smart approach because the expectations market can create a ______________ trap.	32
4060773597	innate	I expect his lack of enthusiasm for the fight—see this piece by Michael Tomasky—is in part due to his ________ caution.	33
4060789124	bourgeois	Millions of Chinese were persecuted, especially intellectuals labeled "revisionist," feudal, or _____________.	34
4060805974	enigmatic	His smile was _____________ but his desire for escape was evident.	35
4107067292	ubiquitous	Existing everywhere at the same time	36
4107069477	symbiosis	A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species.	37
4107071635	perpetrator	the one who committed the act	38
4107073525	frivolous	Lacking in seriousness or importance	39
4107086602	supersede	to replace	40
4107108319	acrimony	bitterness	41
4107109724	ubiquitous	His _____________ influence was felt by everyone.	42
4107132966	symbiosis	Those two have a perfect mother and daughter ___________.	43
4107142185	frivolous	In every class, there is that one _____________ student that likes to get the teacher off topic everyday.	44
4107153791	supersede	The IPhone 6s superseded all older versions of the IPhone.	45
4107166993	acrimony	After Ben kicked his soccer ball into Mrs. Knight's garden and damaging her flowers, Mrs. Knight's ________ toward Ben grew.	46