AP language and composition lesson 8 Flashcards

3605205299	acquiesce	to give in, to comply	0
3605210337	affinity	a likeness, a natural relationship, a kinship	1
3605213782	blasphemous	irreverent, profane	2
3605215755	buttress	a support or prop	3
3605215756	circumspect	careful to consider consequences, cautious, prudent	4
3605218479	corroboration	confirmation	5
3605219523	deplete	to use up gradually, to lessen in amount or value	6
3605221602	despotic	ruling oppressively and absolutely; tyrannical	7
3605222864	emaciated	very thin (usually as a result of starvation), wasting away	8
3605224398	empirical	based on observation or experimenting not on theory	9
3605226552	extraneous	not essential or vital	10
3605227830	fallow	inactive, plowed but not sowed	11
3605230002	homogeneous	of the same kind	12
3605231799	hyperbole	obvious exaggeration	13
3605238326	incontrovertible	indisputable	14
3605239186	irascible	irritable, easily angered, cranky, cross	15
3605240528	laconic	using a minimum of words; concise to the point of seeming rude	16
3605241759	magnanimity	having a lofty, generous, and courageous spirit	17
3605245359	obsequious	overly attentive, like a sycophant, servile	18
3605248521	proliferation	an increase in number, multiplication	19
3605249953	scrupulous	very principled, very careful and conscientious	20
3605251849	sublime	exalted, noble, uplifting	21
3605252413	surreptitious	secret, clandestine, stealthy	22
3605253645	veracity	devotion to the truth	23
3605254375	zeal	enthusiasm, fervor	24