AP English Language and Composition Vocabulary: Course Introduction Flashcards
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| 5057864814 | apathetic | (adj.) lacking concern, emotion (Uninterested in politics, Bruno was apathetic about whether he lived under a capitalist or communist regime.) | 0 | |
| 5057864815 | egotistical | (adj.) excessively self-centered; conceited (Though Danielle liked her boss, she disliked his egotistical views about his own superiority to other businessmen.) | 1 | |
| 5057865378 | eloquent | (adj.) expressive, articulate, moving (The priest gave such an eloquent sermon that most churchgoers were crying.) | 2 | |
| 5057865379 | flippant | (adj.) lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy (The teenager made a flippant remark to the security guard, which resulted in her ejection from the mall.) | 3 | |
| 5057865728 | harangue | (v.) to deliver a loud, ranting speech; (n.) a loud speech (The coach harangued his players about their performance in the first half.) | 4 | |
| 5057865729 | implacable | (adj.) incapable of being appeased or mitigated (Watch out: once you shun Grandma's cooking, she is totally implacable.) | 5 | |
| 5057865974 | preponderance | (adj.) superiority in importance or quantity (Britain's preponderance of naval resources might have secured the nation's role as a military power.) | 6 | |
| 5057865975 | vehement | (adj) intense, forceful, powerful (The principal threatened to suspend both boys, but Evan's mother made a vehement plea, and he only suspended Todd.) | 7 |