AP Language Unit 7 Vocabulary Flashcards

6068395414	Acrimonious: Adjective	angry and bitter; caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner	0
6068395415	Paucity: Noun	the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts; scarcity	1
6070670164	Elicit: Verb	evoke or draw out from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions; to draw or bring out or forth	2
6070685112	Pernicious: Adjective	having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way; highly injurious or destructive	3
6070768148	Construe: Verb	to give the meaning or intention of; explain; interpret; to translate	4
6070856683	Impunity: Noun	exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action; immunity from detrimental effects	5
6070865844	Feasible: Adjective	possible to do easily or conveniently; capable of being done, effected, or accomplished	6
6070871305	Consternation: Noun	feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected; amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion	7
6070965071	Precocious: Adjective	having developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual; flowering or fruiting earlier than usual	8
6070976777	Perfunctory: Adjective	carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection; hasty and superficial; performed merely as a daily routine	9
6070989988	Chagrin: Noun	distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated; a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation	10
6071003119	Deride: Verb	express contempt for; ridicule; to laugh at or insult contemptuously; to subject to usually bitter or contemptuous ridicule or criticism	11
6071017048	Perverse: Adjective	showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable, often in spite of the consequences; contrary to the accepted or expected standard or practice; obstinate in opposing what is right, reasonable, or accepted	12
6071038814	Laudable: Adjective	deserving praise and commendation; praiseworthy	13
6071052837	Disparage: Verb	regard or represent as being of little worth; to speak or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle	14
6071740458	Fiasco: Noun	a thing that is a complete failure, especially in a ludicrous or humiliating way; a complete and ignominious failure	15
6071755443	Masticate: Verb	chew; to grind, crush, and chew with or as if with the teeth in preparation for swallowing	16
6071764044	Eschew: Verb	deliberately avoid using, abstain from; refrain from	17
6071773159	Quell: Verb	put an end to typically by the use of force; calm; soothe; pacify	18
6071781586	Voluble: Adjective	speaking or spoken incessantly and fluently; characterized by a ready and continuous flow of words	19