AP TERM LIST #8 Flashcards
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| 7930227439 | ludic | showing spontaneous and undirected playfulness |  | 0 |
| 7930232605 | edifying | providing moral or intellectual instruction |  | 1 |
| 7930232606 | nihilistic | rejecting all religious and moral principles in the belief that life is meaningless |  | 2 |
| 7930255023 | pragmatic | dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations. |  | 3 |
| 7930270017 | Monosyllabic | One syllable (monotoned) |  | 4 |
| 7930276863 | Vulgar | Obscene / offensive (indecent or lewd language |  | 5 |
| 7930286459 | Sensuous | Of, relating to, or derived from the senses; Appealing to or gratifying the senses |  | 6 |
| 7934061989 | Esoteric | understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; private; secret; confidential; belonging to a select few |  | 7 |
| 7934065438 | Bombastic | high sounding but with little meaning; inflated |  | 8 |
| 7934068583 | Abstruse | hard to understand; recondite; esoteric; secret, hidden |  | 9 |
| 7934070827 | Grotesque | odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre, distorted, deformed, weird |  | 10 |
| 7934073928 | Picturesque | strikingly graphic or vivid; creating detailed mental images: a picturesque description of the Brazilian jungle; having pleasing or interesting qualities; strikingly effective in appearance |  | 11 |
| 7934075409 | Trite | lacking in originality |  | 12 |
| 7934080581 | Curt | rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner; short, brief, concise |  | 13 |