AP Language Vocab 2 Flashcards
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| 7424344586 | admonish | warn someone firmly antonym: compliment, praise, applaud | 0 | |
| 7424350791 | avarice | extreme greed for wealth or material gain antonym: generosity, philantrophy | 1 | |
| 7424359286 | diffidence | modesty or shyness resulting from lack of self-confidence. antonym: boldness, confidence | 2 | |
| 7424370699 | esoteric | intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest. | 3 | |
| 7424386556 | incipient | beginning to happen or develop antonym: developed, mature | 4 | |
| 7424397170 | jettison | throw or drop from an aircraft or ship antonym: keep, retain | 5 | |
| 7424403736 | pedantic | overly concerned with minute details antonym: imprecise | 6 | |
| 7424418650 | superficial | existing or occurring at or on the surface antonym: deep, thorough | 7 | |
| 7424428242 | turgid | swollen or distended or congested (or pompous style) antonym: healthy, simple | 8 | |
| 7424438929 | viable | capable of working successfully: feasible antonym: unachievable, impossible | 9 | |
| 7424450019 | antithesis | a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else | 10 | |
| 7424458265 | antonym | a word opposite in meaning to another | 11 | |
| 7424463649 | analogy | a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification | 12 | |
| 7424478641 | metonymy | substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant | 13 | |
| 7424493535 | oxymoron | a figure of speech where apparently contradictory terms appear in conjugation. | 14 |