AP Language & Composition Flashcards
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| 4817947827 | Harried | harassed, annoyed | 0 | |
| 4817950405 | Degenerating | [participle - verb as adj.] deteriorating; crumbling; passing from higher state to lower condition |  | 1 |
| 4817962683 | Appeal | (N or V) the way in which we get somebody to believe in something or to do something | 2 | |
| 4818007493 | Forbearance | patience, self-control, restraint | 3 | |
| 4818015694 | Sanction | permission; support | 4 | |
| 4818019399 | Incite | to arouse to action | 5 | |
| 4889328439 | Unadulterated | pure; unmixed | 6 | |
| 4889330316 | Denizen | (n) an inhabitant, resident, one who frequents a place | 7 | |
| 4889342310 | Prolific | (adj.) abundantly productive, abundant, profuse | 8 | |
| 4899576497 | Dichotomy (n) Dichotomous (adj.) | A division into two parts or into two contradictory groups | 9 | |
| 4947682036 | Capricious (adj.) | Given to sudden and unaccountable changes in mood or behavior | 10 | |
| 4959327316 | Disdainful (adj.) | Showing a lack of respect | 11 | |
| 4991018903 | Histrionic (adj.) | Dramatic or theatrical | 12 | |
| 4991022279 | Pompous (adj.) | Self Important or irritatingly grand | 13 | |
| 5010311887 | Lugubrious (adj.) | looking sad and dismal | 14 | |
| 5021943287 | Languorous (adj.) | to produce much with little effort | 15 | |
| 5072234585 | Quail (v) | to draw back in fear; to lose heart or courage | 16 | |
| 5072238242 | Avail (n)/(v) | noun: benefit; value verb: to be of use or benefit to; to make use of; to take advantage of ; to profit or benefit | 17 | |
| 5072253584 | Evince (v) | to show, reveal (Christopher's hand-wringing and nail-biting evince how nervous he is about the upcoming upcoming English test.) | 18 | |
| 5072270164 | Inundate (v) | to overwhelm (ex: Yes, I got a promotion, but now I'm inundated by all of these new responsibilities.) | 19 | |
| 5072283936 | Provocative (adj.) | evoking emotions or questions intentionally | 20 | |
| 5095442296 | Impudence (n) | Arrogance; disrespect; cockiness | 21 | |
| 5095447522 | Beset (v)/(adj.) | (v) To attack from all sides; to surround, hem in; (adj.) harassed, troubled | 22 | |
| 5114982735 | Flippant (n) | Lacking in seriousness; disrespectful; overly casual | 23 | |
| 5114992518 | Redress (v)/(n) | (v) to set right, to remedy; (n) relief from wrong or injury | 24 | |
| 5154523419 | Prudent (adj.) | Careful; cautious; sensible | 25 | |
| 5165516554 | absolve (v) | To free from sin or guilt or its penalties | 26 | |
| 5165520147 | Equivocate (v) | To use language that has a double meaning in order to mislead; to hedge | 27 | |
| 5165536986 | Perpetuate (V) | To spread; to make (something, typically an undesirable situation or an unfounded belief) continue indefinitely. | 28 | |
| 5336880677 | Imperious (adj.) | Arrogantly domineering or overbearing | 29 | |
| 5336889099 | Garrulity (n) Garrulous (adj.) | Excessive talking (especially about trivial things) Excessively talkative | 30 | |
| 5804167024 | Chastise (v) | To fuss at | 31 | |
| 5804170108 | Castigate (v) | To punish | 32 | |
| 5810428781 | Deference (n) | Humble, reverential respect | 33 | |
| 5810431724 | Subversive (adj.) | Intending to disrupt something that is established | 34 | |
| 5810436076 | Pliant (adj.) | Flexible, moldable, willing to yield | 35 | |
| 5810445868 | Vaunted (v) | Boasted, highly praised, flaunted | 36 | |
| 5838906204 | Inscrutable (adj.) | Not easily understood; mysterious; unfathomable | 37 | |
| 5838911680 | Banal (adj.) | Devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite | 38 | |
| 5838921526 | Contrived (adj.) | Obviously planned or forced; artificial; strained | 39 | |
| 5857209561 | Inchoate (adj.) | Not fully completed or developed | 40 | |
| 5857209869 | Agency (n) | Means of exerting power or influence | 41 | |
| 5857225103 | Arch (adj.) | Mischievous | 42 | |
| 5857237168 | Polemic (n) | Controversial | 43 | |
| 5857247993 | Facility (n) | Ease due to skill | 44 | |
| 5857255877 | Contingent (adj.) | Dependent upon | 45 | |
| 5857259522 | Astute (adj.) | Having the ability to discern situations | 46 | |
| 5898815016 | Mean (adj.) | Sparse, frugal, simple, uncluttered, unadorned | 47 | |
| 5898828635 | Sublime (adj.) | Inspiring awe, elevated in thought | 48 | |
| 5898836752 | Superfluous (adj.) | Being more than is sufficient, excessive | 49 | |
| 5898853911 | Stoic (adj.) | Without showing emotion | 50 | |
| 5898933842 | Intrepid (adj.) | Brave, courageous, fearless, and daring | 51 | |
| 5898986664 | Poignant (adj.) | Evoking sadness or regret | 52 | |
| 5899051739 | Bantering (adj.) | Exchanging light and playful remarks | 53 | |
| 5899114771 | Incendiary (adj.) | Causing conflict | 54 | |
| 5899156891 | Elegiac (adj.) | Wistfully mournful | 55 | |
| 5909244849 | Perturbation (n) | Mental disquiet, disturbance, or agitation | 56 | |
| 5909256596 | Pecuniary (adj.) | Or or relating to money | 57 | |
| 5919629568 | Fecundity (n) | Fruitfulness or fertility | 58 | |
| 5919649705 | Profligacy (n) | Reckless extravagance | 59 | |
| 5947321826 | Palpable (adj.) | Able to be touched | 60 | |
| 5947323612 | Audacity (n) | Boldness | 61 | |
| 5968556164 | Ameliorate (v) | To make better | 62 | |
| 5968561638 | Wax (v) | To gradually increase | 63 | |
| 5968564201 | Wane (v) | To gradually decrease | 64 | |
| 5978538171 | Volition (n) | Free will | 65 | |
| 5978547411 | Ubiquitous (adj.) | Seemingly everywhere | 66 | |
| 6087411984 | Indolent (adj.) | Habitually lazy; slow to heal; virtually painless | 67 | |
| 6087432332 | Erudite (adj.) | Knowledge gained by studying | 68 | |
| 6087453775 | Splenetic (adj.) | Marked by bad temper, malevolence, or spite | 69 | |
| 6087468379 | Egress (n) | The action or right of going or coming out | 70 | |
| 6158147880 | Levity (n) | lack of seriousness; light heartedness | 71 | |
| 6158164379 | Reproach (n) | An expression of rebuke or disapproval | 72 | |
| 6158171762 | Supercilious (adj.) | Patronizing and Arrogant | 73 | |
| 6158181585 | Fractious (adj.) | Irritable or argumentative | 74 | |
| 6158229105 | Peremptorily (adv.) | Characterized by an imperious or arrogant self-assurance | 75 | |
| 6166683011 | Incredulous (adj.), incredulity (n) | Unbelievable | 76 | |
| 6166693791 | Wan (adj.) | Sickly, pallid, lacking vitality | 77 | |
| 6166709018 | Infinitesimal (adj.) | An extremely small measure of something | 78 | |
| 6166717691 | Peremptory (adj.) | Self-assurance and confidence; suddenly putting an end to | 79 | |
| 6192256801 | Contiguous (adj.) | Being in actual contact | 80 | |
| 6192270998 | Apathy (n) | Lack of feeling/interest | 81 | |
| 6192283500 | Hauteur (n) | Arrogance, haughtiness | 82 | |
| 6253046988 | Echolalia (n) | The often pathological repetition of what is said by other people as if echoing them | 83 | |
| 6253080840 | Erroneous (adj.) | Characterized by errors | 84 | |
| 6253109865 | Prodigal (adj.) | Recklessly spending | 85 | |
| 6264243153 | Impetuous (adj.) | Marked by impulsive vehemence or passion; marked by force and violence of movement or action | 86 | |
| 6264252000 | Florid (adj.) | Tinged with red | 87 | |
| 6264264208 | Corpulent (adj.) | A large bulky body | 88 | |
| 6264282652 | Convivial (adj.) | Fond of feasting, drinking, and good company; sociable | 89 | |
| 6303409555 | Punctilious (adj.) | Marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions | 90 | |
| 6303491435 | Nebulous (adj.) | Indistinct, vague | 91 | |
| 6303505521 | Debauchee (n) | Person given to debauchery (pleasure) | 92 | |
| 6303538304 | Dilatory (adj.) | Tending or intended to cause delay; characterized by procrastination | 93 | |
| 6303565499 | Benediction (n) | Blessing | 94 | |
| 6324790412 | Ineffable (adj.) | Indescribable, unspeakable, incapable of being expressed in words | 95 | |
| 6324794154 | Insidious (adj.) | Treacherous; harmful but enticing | 96 | |
| 6324802705 | Portentous (adj.) | Foreshadowing (negative), being very serious or solemn | 97 | |
| 6324805219 | Rancor (n) | Bitter, deep-seated ill will | 98 | |
| 6324807767 | Disillusionment (n) | Disenchantment; defeated in expectation of hope | 99 | |
| 6326200461 | Turgid (adj.) | Distended in a generally disgusting way; excessively embellished in style or language | 100 | |
| 6326233668 | Commensurate (adj.) | Equal in measure or extent; proportionate | 101 | |
| 6326261220 | Garrulous (adj.) | Overly talkative | 102 | |
| 6336502588 | Redolent (adj.) | Fragrant | 103 | |
| 6336520399 | Surmise (v) | An idea based on scanty evidence | 104 | |
| 6346203948 | Pasquinade (n) | Publicly viewed satirical writing | 105 | |
| 6466628711 | Libertine (n) | A free thinker, unrestrained by convention or morality (disparaging manner) | 106 | |
| 6466644811 | Incorrigible (adj.) | Incapable of being corrected | 107 | |
| 6466656199 | Prodigious (adj.) | Causing amazement or wonder; a lot of, enormous | 108 | |
| 6466669908 | Incongruous (adj.) | Incompatible, not harmonious | 109 | |
| 6486812438 | Putative (adj.) | Commonly accepted or supposed | 110 | |
| 6540316285 | Audacious (adj.) | A willingness to take risks | 111 | |
| 6540370210 | Polymathic (adj.) | Describing wide-ranging knowledge | 112 | |
| 6540407751 | Promethean (adj.) | Rebelliously creative and innovative | 113 |