AP Language Vocabulary Flashcards

6388207116	beguile	to charm or enchant someone, sometimes in a deceptive way.	0
6388207117	circumvent	to find a way around an obstacle, problem, difficulty (typically in a clever and surreptitious way).	1
6388207118	propaganda	information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.	2
6388207119	expedient	a means of attaining an end, especially one that is convenient but considered improper or immoral.	3
6388207120	meticulous	showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.	4
6388207121	euphemism	a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.	5
6388207122	schism	a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief.	6
6388207123	puritanical	practicing or affecting strict religious or moral behavior.	7
6388207124	nefarious	wicked or criminal (typically referring to an action or activity).	8
6388207125	penitent	feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong.	9
6388207126	assertion	a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief:	10
6388207127	biased	unfairly prejudiced for or against someone or something:	11
6388207128	convoluted	extremely complex and difficult to follow:	12
6388207129	integral	forming a necessary part of something;	13
6388207130	condescending	behaving as though you think you are better, more intelligent, or more important than other people:	14
6388207131	embellish	to make (a statement or story) more interesting or entertaining by adding extra details, especially ones that are not true:	15
6388207132	contemporary	occurring in the present or at the same time:	16
6388207133	transient	lasting only for a short time; impermanent (can refer to people, often homeless):	17
6388207134	proliferate	to increase rapidly in numbers:	18
6388207135	wary	feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems:	19
6388207136	ubiquitous	being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent.	20
6388207137	banal	so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring:	21
6388207138	platitude	a remark or statement (especially of a moral nature) that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful:	22
6388207139	delude	to impose a misleading belief upon someone; to deceive; to fool:	23
6388207140	cliché	a phrase or opinion that is overused and demonstrates a lack of original thought:	24
6388207141	surreptitious	kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of:	25
6388207142	apathy	lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern:	26
6388207143	inconsequential	not important or significant:	27
6388207144	tenuous	very weak, uncertain, insecure:	28
6388207145	malleable	able to be shaped, formed, controlled, influenced:	29
6388207146	eloquent	able to express your ideas and opinions well, especially in a way that influences people:	30
6388207147	lucid	expressed in a way that is clear and easy to understand:	31
6388207148	alienate	to do something that makes someone unfriendly or unwilling to support you:	32
6388207149	obscure	not well known and usually not very important; difficult to understand:	33
6388207150	listless	feeling tired and not interested in things:	34
6388207151	disparity	a great difference:	35
6388207152	ostentatious	characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract attention:	36
6388207153	pretentious	attempting to impress by faking greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed:	37
6388207154	astute	having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage:	38
6388207155	fabricate	to invent a story, piece of information etc. in order to deceive:	39
6388207156	subjective	(1) existing only in a person's mind. (2) influenced by personal feelings or opinions.	40
6388207157	objective	(1) existing independent of or external to the mind. (2) not influenced by personal feelings or opinions.	41
6388207158	tacit	understood or implied without being stated:	42
6388207159	infer	to deduce or conclude from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements:	43
6388207160	wrought	beaten out or shaped by hammering:	44
6388207161	belie	to give a false appearance of something:	45
6388207162	benign	gentle; not harmful:	46
6388207163	quibble	to argue or raise objections about a trivial matter:	47
6388207164	syntax	word order (the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language):	48
6388207165	semantics	the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text:	49
6388207166	juxtapose	to place side-by-side or close together for contrasting effect	50
6388207167	anecdote	a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person:	51
6388207168	opinion	a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge:	52
6388207169	belief	something one accepts as true or real; a firmly held opinion or conviction:	53
6388207170	explicit	stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt:	54
6388207171	implicit	suggested but not plainly expressed:	55
6388207172	hyperbole	exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally:	56
6388207173	jargon	special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand:	57
6388207174	persona	the aspect of someone's character that is presented to or perceived by others:	58
6388207175	code-switching	the practice of alternating between two or more languages or varieties of language in conversation:	59
6388207176	discourse	written or spoken communication:	60
6388207177	rhetoric	(1) the art of persuasive speaking or writing: (2) language designed to have a persuasive effect, but often regarded as lacking in sincerity:	61
6388207178	modest	moderate (humble) in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements:	62
6388207179	prudent	exercising good judgment or common sense:	63
6388207180	context	the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, idea, text, etc.	64
6388207181	intuitive	based on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning; instinctive:	65
6388207182	counterintuitive	contrary to common-sense expectation (but often nevertheless true):	66
6388207183	plausible	seeming reasonable or probable:	67
6388207184	coherent	logically consistent:	68
6388207185	quantify	to find or calculate the quantity or amount of (something):	69
6388207186	relative	having a particular quality or value when compared with something else:	70
6388207187	absolute	complete, definite, true, or right, and not changing in any situation:	71
6388207188	comprehensive	including all or nearly all elements or aspects of something; complete:	72
6388207189	paradigm	(1) a set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality for the community that shares them (especially in an intellectual discipline): (2) an outstandingly clear or typical example or archetype:	73
6388207190	hierarchy	a system in which people or things are placed in a series of levels with different importance or status:	74
6388207191	anomaly	something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected:	75
6388207192	salient	most noticeable or important:	76
6388207193	constituent	being a part of a whole:	77
6388207194	pander	to do or provide what someone wants or demands (even though it is not proper, good, or reasonable):	78
6388207195	stigma	a mark of disgrace:	79
6388207196	impartial	treating all rivals or disputants equally:	80
6388207197	substantiate	to provide evidence to support or prove the truth of something:	81
6388207198	contempt	the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn:	82
6388207199	impede	to interfere with or slow the progress of (someone or something):	83
6388207200	servile	very obedient and trying too hard to please someone:	84
6388207201	effusive	expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner:	85
6388207202	anachronism	something out of place in time or sequence:	86
6388207203	gesticulate	to move your arms and hands especially when speaking:	87
6388207204	conjecture	an opinion or idea formed without proof or sufficient evidence:	88
6388207205	enmity	mutual hatred or ill will:	89
6388207206	indolent	habitually lazy:	90
6388207207	quandary	a state of uncertainty or perplexity:	91
6388207208	didactic	designed or intended to teach people something—often used to describe someone or something that tries to teach something (such as proper or moral behavior) in a way that is annoying or unwanted:	92
6388207209	haughty	blatantly and disdainfully proud:	93
6388207210	insipid	lacking flavor or interest:	94
6388207211	egregious	obviously and exceptionally bad:	95
6388207212	pejorative	a word or phrase that has negative connotations or that is intended to disparage or belittle: "Using the word simple to describe someone could have pejorative connotations."	96
6388207213	equanimity	mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation:	97
6388207214	vilify	to say or write very harsh and critical things about someone or something:	98
6388207215	notorious	famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed:	99
6388207216	obsolete	no longer in use or no longer useful:	100
6388207217	austere	stern or cold in appearance, manner, or attitude; having no comforts or luxuries:	101
6388207218	apprehension	anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen:	102
6388207219	novel	new or unusual in an interesting way:	103
6388207220	prodigious	extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree:	104
6388207221	pragmatic	relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters; practical (as opposed to idealistic):	105
6388207222	facile	(1) too simple; not showing enough thought or effort: (2) working, moving, or performing well and very easily:	106
6388207223	partisan	(1) a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person. (2) prejudiced in favor of a particular cause.	107
6388207224	polarize	to break up into opposing factions or groupings:	108
6388207225	obfuscate	to render obscure, unclear, or confusing (sometimes done on purpose to be evasive):	109
6388207226	substantive	having substance; having a firm basis in reality and therefore important, meaningful, or considerable:	110
6388207227	vacuous	empty; lacking ideas or intelligence:	111
6388207228	exponent	a person who believes in and promotes the truth or benefits of an idea or theory:	112
6388207229	wistful	full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy:	113
6388207230	litmus test	a test in which a single factor (as an attitude, event, or fact) is decisive:	114
6388207231	arbitrary	based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system:	115
6388207232	flippant	not showing a serious or respectful attitude:	116
6388207233	premise	a statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion:	117
6388207234	contentious	likely to cause disagreement or argument:	118
6388207235	expound	to explain by setting forth in careful and often elaborate detail:	119
6388207236	articulate	expressing oneself readily, clearly, or effectively:	120
6388207237	differentiate	recognize or ascertain what makes (someone or something) different; to make or become different:	121
6388207238	correlate	to have a mutual relationship or connection, in which one thing affects or depends on another:	122
6388207239	erroneous	wrong; incorrect; mistaken:	123
6388207240	amenable	open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled:	124
6388207241	post hoc	occurring or done after the event:	125
6388207242	dubious	giving rise to uncertainty; questionable; suspect:	126
6388207243	preface	to introduce or begin (a speech, remark, or event, etc.) by saying doing something:	127
6388207244	disenfranchise	deprived of power; marginalized:	128
6388207245	vicissitude	a fluctuation of state or condition:	129
6388207246	sanctimonious	hypocritically pious or devout:	130
6388207247	propriety	conformity to what is socially acceptable in conduct or speech; proper:	131
6388207248	scrutinize	examine or inspect closely and thoroughly:	132
6388207249	etymology	the origin of a word and the historical development of its meaning; the study of the origin of words:	133
6388207250	cohort	a group of people banded together or treated as a group:	134
6388207251	arbiter	a person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in a matter:	135
6388207252	mollify	to soothe or appease the anger or anxiety of someone:	136