AP Language and Composition Vocabulary Set 3 Flashcards

4846985299	disparage	v. regard or represent as being of little worth	0
4846985300	inexorable	adj. impossible to stop or prevent	1
4846985301	esoteric	adj. intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest	2
4846985302	tenuous	adj. very weak or slight	3
4846985303	polemic	n. a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something	4
4846985304	obdurate	adj. stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action	5
4846985305	discreet	adj. careful and circumspect in one's speech or actions, especially in order to avoid causing offense or to gain an advantage; intentionally unobtrusive	6
4846985306	ardent	adj. enthusiastic or passionate; burning; glowing	7
4846985307	hermetic	adj. (of a seal or closure) complete and airtight; of or relating to an ancient occult tradition encompassing alchemy, astrology, and theosophy	8
4846985308	acquiesce	v. accept something reluctantly but without protest	9
4846985309	extol	v. praise enthusiastically	10
4846985310	ineffable	adj. too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words; not to be uttered	11
4846985311	rudimentary	adj. involving or limited to basic principles; of or relating to an immature, undeveloped, basic form	12
4846985312	obtuse	adj. annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand	13
4846985313	reiterate	v. say something again or a number of times, typically for emphasis or clarity	14
4846985314	circumlocution	n. the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive	15
4846985315	proletariat	n. workers or working class people, regarded collectively	16
4846985316	distend	v. swell or cause to swell by pressure from inside	17