AP Language Period 6 set 1 Flashcards

8091283644	eloquent	Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing	0
8091276124	declamation	utter or deliver words or a speech in a rhetorical or impassioned way, as if to an audience.	1
8091271020	Circumlocution	the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea	2
8091273689	surmounting	to overcome an obstacle or to be placed on top of	3
8091275810	inexorably	in a way that is impossible to stop or prevent	4
8091271113	anomalous	deviating from what is standard, normal or excepted	5
8091277397	importunate	persistant, especially to the point of annoyance or intrusion.	6
8091271836	Genuflections	To bend at least one knee to the ground; a gesture of deep respect to a superior.	7
8091271268	schizoid	denoting or having a personality type characterized by emotional aloofness and solitary habits	8
8091266634	ornamentation	things added to something to provide decoration.	9
8091283468	Colloquial	Characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal.	10
8091271287	Envoys	a person delegated to represent one government in its dealings with another	11
8091277422	jazzmen	A jazz musician or composer.	12
8091275054	propriety	the state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals.	13
8091271048	embelilshed	make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features.	14
8091276652	arbitrary	based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.	15
8091269557	evasions	The act of avoiding something.	16
8091278090	baroque	relating to or denoting a style of European architecture, music, and art of the 17th and 18th centuries.	17
8091288614	pedantic	concerned with literal accuracy or formality.	18
8091284208	Pulpit	a raised platform or lectern in a church or chapel from which the preacher delivers a sermon.	19
8091275261	articulation	the formation of clear and distinct sounds in speech.	20
8091299667	perspicuity	clearness or lucidity, as of a statement.	21
8091291940	Poignant	evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.	22
8091289776	pompous	affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn, or self-important	23
8091307564	caduceus	an ancient Greek or Roman herald's wand, typically one with two serpents twined around it, carried by the messenger god Hermes or Mercury.	24
8091308324	imbibers	to absorb or soak up, as water, light, or heat	25
8091268618	slipshod	(typically of a person or method of work) characterized by a lack of care, thought, or organization.	26
8091324538	Capricious	Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.	27
8091337436	terse	sparing in the use of words; abruptly concise	28