AP Language and Composition Flashcards

3569516050	abate	to reduce in degree or intensity (typically intransitive)	0
3569517692	aberration	the fact or an instance of deviating especially from a moral standard or normal state	1
3569517693	abet	to actively second or encourage (as an activity or plan)	2
3569517694	abscond	to go away and take something that does not belong to you	3
3569519380	accord	a formal or official agreement; a situation or state in which people or things agree	4
3569520973	acerbic	expressing harsh or sharp criticism in a clever way	5
3569545504	adamant	unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion	6
3569545505	adjudicate	to make an official decision about who is right in a dispute	7
3569545508	adroit	having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations	8
3569547223	aesthetic	of or relating to art or beauty	9
3569550608	alacrity	a quick and cheerful readiness to do something	10
3569550609	allay	to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity (transitive)	11
3569550610	amalgamate	to unite (two or more things, such as two businesses) into one thing; to merge into a single body	12
3569551960	ambiguous	capable of being understood in two or more possible senses or ways	13
3569551961	ambivalent	uncertain; unable to decide, or wanting to do two contradictory things at once	14
3569554364	amenable	agreeable; readily brought to yield, submit, or cooperate	15
3569554365	anachronistic	mistakenly placed in a time that does not belong in a story	16
3569556046	anecdote	a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident	17
3569556047	anomaly	something that is unusual or unexpected; something different, abnormal, peculiar , or not easily classified	18
3569557180	antithesis	the exact opposite of someone or something	19
3569557181	arbiter	a person who has the power to settle an argument between people; a person who is considered to be an authority on what is right, good, and proper	20
3569558412	arbitrary	not planned or chosen for a particular reason; not based on reason or evidence; depending on individual discretion	21
3569558413	arcane	secret or mysterious; known or understood by only a few people	22
3569558414	archaic	old and no longer used or useful; of or relating to ancient times	23
3569560399	archetypal	typical: typical of its kind, or providing a perfect example or model of something	24
3569560400	ardent	very passionate, devoted, or enthusiastic	25
3569560401	arduous	very difficult, strenuous; severe, hard to endure	26
3569560402	ascertain	to learn or find out	27
3569561734	ascetic	practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline	28
3569561735	ascribe	to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author	29
3569561736	assiduous	showing great care, attention, and effort	30
3569562887	assuage	to make something less painful or severe; to pacify or quiet	31
3569562888	astute	having or showing an ability to notice and understand things clearly; mentally sharp or clever	32
3569562889	atone	to make amends	33
3569564055	audacious	very confident and daring; very bold and surprising or shocking	34
3569583882	augment	to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense	35
3569586840	auspicious	showing or suggesting that future success is likely	36
3569586841	austere	stern or cold in appearance or manner; having few pleasures: simple and harsh	37
3569588078	auxiliary	supplementary; offering or providing help	38
3569588079	avarice	excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain	39
3569588080	balk	to refuse stubbornly or abruptly; to stop short and refuse to go on	40
3569588081	banal	predictable; cliched; boring	41
3569589302	behemoth	something of enormous size, power, or appearance	42
3569589303	belie	to give a false idea of something; to show something to be false or wrong	43
3569589304	bemused	to cause confusion; to cause to have feelings of wry or tolerant amusement	44
3569589305	benign	not causing harm or damage	45
3569590663	berate	to scold or condemn vehemently and at length	46
3569590664	bereft	lacking something needed, wanted, or expected; suffering the death of a loved one	47
3569590665	bilious	bad-tempered; cross; feeling or causing nausea	48
3569590666	bombastic	marked by or given to pompous or overblown speech or writing	49
3569591959	brazen	bold and without shame	50
3569594174	brusque	talking or behving in a very direct, brief, and unfriendly way	51
3569594175	bucolic	of or relating to the country or country life	52
3569594176	byzantine	extremely intricate or complicated in structure	53
3569596227	cajole	to persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises	54
3569596228	candor	unreserved, honest, or sincere expression	55
3569596229	capitulate	to surrender; to admit that an enemy or opponent has won	56
3569596230	catalyst	a person or event that quickly causes change or action	57
3569597501	caustic	very harsh and critical; marked by incisive sarcasm	58
3569597502	cavort	to leap about in a lively manner; to have lively or boisterous fun	59
3569597503	cerebral	pertaining to the brain; intellectual	60
3569597504	chide	to scold; to express mild disapproval	61
3569598778	circuitous	roundabout, not direct; not said or done simply or clearly	62
3569598779	circumlocution	the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea	63
3569598780	clandestine	secret, concealed; underhanded	64
3569599740	cloying	sickly or excessively sweet	65
3569599741	coalesce	to grow together; to unite into a whole	66
3569599742	cogent	convincing and well-reasoned	67
3569599743	colloquial	conversational or informal	68
3569600969	collude	to plot secretly for a deceitful or illegal purpose	69
3569600970	conciliatory	attempting to resolve a dispute through goodwill	70
3569600971	concise	brief and to the point; free from all elaboration and superfluous detail	71
3569602454	connive	to cooperate secretly in wrongdoing; to pretend ignorance or fail to take action against something one ought to oppose	72
3569602455	construe	to explain or interpret; to understand in a particular way	73
3569602456	conundrum	a confusing or difficult problem	74
3569604105	copasetic	very good; excellent; completely satisfactory	75
3569604106	copious	abundant; very large in amount or number	76
3569604107	coy	having a shy or sweetly innocent quality that is often intended to be attractive or get attention	77
3569604108	credulity	readiness to believe; gullability	78
3569605523	culpable	deserving blame; guilty of doing something wrong	79
3569605524	cursory	hasty, not thorough; rapidly and often superficially produced	80
3569605525	curt	said or done in a quick and impolite way; terse	81
3569605526	curtail	to cut short, bring to a halt or end sooner than expected	82
3569606422	dearth	a lack or inadequate supply; scarcity	83
3569606423	debacle	a disastrous failure, disruption	84
3569606424	demagogue	a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power	85
3569607802	demure	modest and reserved in manner or behavior	86
3569607803	despot	a dictator with absolute power; a tyrant	87
3569607804	desultory	not having a plan or purpose; jumping from one thing to another; disappointing in progress, performance, or quality	88
3569609046	diatribe	an abusive, bitter speech or piece of writing	89
3569609047	didactic	intended to teach or instruct	90
3569610305	diffident	lacking self-confidence; hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence	91
3569610306	dilatory	intended to delay	92
3569611246	dilettante	someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic	93
3569611247	discern	to see clearly, recognize; to recognize or identify as separate and distinct	94
3569611248	disparate	fundamentally distinct or dissimilar	95
3569612446	dither	to be indecisive; to act nervously or indecisively: vacillate	96
3569612447	dogmatic	expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles	97
3569612448	dubious	doubtful, questionable, suspect	98
3569765610	ebb	to fade away, recede	99