AP Unit 15 AP Language and Compostioin Flashcards

8393645987	assidious	constant; unremitting	0
8393661037	assuage	to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate	1
8393681431	criterion	a standard of judgment	2
8393708123	cryptic	mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous	3
8393726332	dogmatic	asserting opinions in a doctrinaire or arrogant manner; opinionated	4
8393748168	droll	amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish.	5
8393775138	expedient	tending to promote some proposed or desired object; fit or suitable for the purpose; proper under the circumstances	6
8393795778	furtive	taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret:	7
8394994767	interrogate	to ask questions of (a person), sometimes to seek answers or information that the person questioned considers personal or secret.	8
8395004669	intrepid	resolutely fearless; dauntless	9
8395114300	introspective	looking into one's own mind	10
8395164837	nurture	to support and encourage, as during the period of training or development; foster	11
8395178050	prodigious	abnormal; monstrous	12
8395195794	profane	not devoted to holy or religious purposes; unconsecrated; secular	13
8395227978	profusion	abundance; abundant quantity.	14
8395273644	quell	to suppress; put an end to; extinguish	15
8395288137	reputed	reported or supposed to be such	16
8395301350	resigned	submissive or acquiescent.	17
8395313182	spontaneous	coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned	18
8395341097	trite	lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale	19