Lesson 2 AP Language Flashcards

3703368071	antithesis	opposition or contrast of ideas	0
3703376557	ascend	to go up or climb	1
3703378956	austere	severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance.	2
3703385921	autonomous	acting independently	3
3703394876	banal	so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring	4
3703397750	benign	gentle and kindly	5
3703399855	capricious	given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior	6
3703426980	dawdle	waste time and move slowly	7
3703431099	defamation	to slander or label someone negatively	8
3703437836	esoteric	likely to be understood by only a small group with a specialized knowledge or interest	9
3703441892	exacerbate	to make something worse	10
3703452854	extol	praise enthusiastically	11
3703502081	fastidious	very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail	12
3703508259	furtive	attempting to avoid notice or attention to avoid trouble	13
3703514611	gregarious	fond of company; sociable.	14
3703539590	hypocrite	a person claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform	15
3703543238	innate	inborn; natural.	16
3703685446	lethargic	sluggish and apathetic	17
3703688268	melancholy	feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause	18
3703692488	opaque	not able to be seen through; not transparent	19
3703694373	prolific	present in large numbers or quantities; plentiful	20
3703696887	reprove	reprimand or censure	21
3703705371	Symmetry	similarity or exact correspondence between different things	22
3703708096	tranquil	free from disturbance; calm.	23
3703710886	venerate	regard with great respect	24