AP Language Vocabulary Unit 9 Flashcards
Terms : Hide Images [1]
| 4007876168 | abate v. | to subside, become less | 0 | |
| 4007876169 | adulation n. | praise or flattery that is excessive | 1 | |
| 4007877538 | anathema n. | an object of intense dislike | 2 | |
| 4007879581 | astute adj. | shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom | 3 | |
| 4007946330 | avarice n. | a greedy desire, particularly for wealth | 4 | |
| 4007880618 | culpable adj. | deserving blame, worthy of condemnation | 5 | |
| 4007941069 | dilatory adj. | intended to delay or postpone | 6 | |
| 4007942380 | egregious adj. | conspicuous, standing out from the mass | 7 | |
| 4007946331 | equivocate v. | to be deliberately vague or ambiguous | 8 | |
| 4007949395 | evanescent adj. | vanishing, soon passing away | 9 | |
| 4007950735 | irresolute adj. | unable to make up one's mind, hesitating | 10 | |
| 4007952609 | nebulous adj. | cloudlike, resembling a cloud*;* vague, confused, indistinct | 11 | |
| 4007961216 | novice n. | one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience | 12 | |
| 4007963273 | penury n. | extreme poverty | 13 | |
| 4007965400 | pretentious adj. | done for show, striving to make a big impression | 14 | |
| 4007965401 | recapitulate v. | to review a series of facts; to sum up | 15 | |
| 4007967521 | resuscitate v. | to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence | 16 | |
| 4007969087 | slovenly adj. | untidy, dirty, careless | 17 | |
| 4007970894 | supposition n. | something that is assumed or take for granted without conclusive evidence | 18 | |
| 4007972949 | torpid adj. | inactive, sluggish, dull | 19 |